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Trial opens for suspect in Gurnee cat-shooting incidentAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Sean Hand's neighbor testified Monday that Hand admitted he shot a cat known for wandering their Gurnee neighborhood the day after the July 2005 incident. But Hand's def...
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Governor sues speakerAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - The arguments over a state budget are escalating again, with Gov. Rod Blagojevich suing the speaker of the Illinois House. Blagojevich is angry that Speaker Michael Madi...
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The cleanup continuesAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Fox Valley residents aren't out of the woods just yet. But with water levels dropping along the Fox River, local officials say the cleanup effort is well under way after...
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Madigan throws legislative weight behind tax hike for mass transitAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - At the largest publicity push yet for transit tax hikes, supporters roped in heavyweight support as Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan unexpectedly took the stage to...
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Wheaton's Northside overlay staying putAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - There just aren't enough reasons for Wheaton's Northside overlay district to go south, or any other direction in the city for that matter. The city council reviewed the ...
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Fremont Public Library notesAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - For more information, call (847) 918-3225 or visit fremontlibrary.org. All programs are free and are held in the second-floor meeting room. Registration is required...
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Greek villagers rescued
Aug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - ATHENS, Greece -- Firefighters rushed helicopters and buses Monday to evacuate more than two dozen villages threatened by towering walls of flames that had killed 63 peo...
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Put up a sign, pay the fine?Aug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Homebuilders, political candidates, garage sale organizers and others who erect signs along the roadway would face fines of $100 per sign for every day the sign is up un...
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Memphis bridge closed
Aug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Officials closed a major Mississippi River bridge between Tennessee and Arkansas for nine hours Monday after a pier under a small approach span settled...
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Colombia seizes island
Aug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - BOGOTA, Colombia -- Colombia said Monday it has seized a private Caribbean island and hundreds of other properties allegedly used by powerful cocaine trafficker to laund...