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Man charged in assault of woman in Island LakeAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Island Lake police arrested a 38-year-old man Saturday on charges he sexually assaulted and beat a female acquaintance inside his home. Wayne E. Noska appeared in court ...
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Pair charged in Elgin carjackingAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Citizens helped police in the arrests of two Chicago men accused of hijacking a car Saturday morning. Anthony Wilson, 18, of 6915 S. Green St. and Darrell J. Ford, 22, o...
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The debate rages over the reliability of forensicsAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Forensics is far from a settled discipline. Controversy has raged over the reliability of fingerprints and even DNA. When it comes to blood pattern analysis, a case in I...
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Attorney general resigns
Aug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' resignation Monday after months of draining controversy drew expressions of relief from Republicans and a vow from Democ...
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Woman rescued after five hours in the riverAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Carpentersville fire rescue personnel pulled a 48-year-old Carpentersville woman from the Fox River this morning about five hours after she fell into the water. While wa...
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Kane judge named to child porn caseAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - The child pornography case against former Green Oaks Mayor Thomas Adams took a step toward getting back on track Monday with the appointment of a Kane County judge to he...
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Sunnis doubt new deal
Aug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - BAGHDAD -- Sunni politicians applauded goals set down in an agreement hammered out by the country's top leaders under intense American pressure but expressed doubt Monda...
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Viatorians seek aid for relief effortsAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Viatorian missionaries in Belize may have seen the last of Hurricane Dean, but their cleanup efforts have just begun. "We are still without power and water," wrote the R...
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Thousands of trees, gone?Aug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - It was a grim weekend for tree huggers in the Northwest suburbs. By the time all the brush has been cleared and the trees inspected, the area will easily have lost hundr...
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Afghan opium plentiful
Aug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghan opium poppy cultivation has exploded to a new record high this year, with the multibillion dollar trade fueled by Taliban militants and corr...