News
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Turbine tower collapses
Aug 26, 2007 11:00 pm - THE DALLES, Ore. -- A giant turbine tower at a wind farm toppled, killing a worker atop the structure and injuring another who was inside, a company spokeswoman said. Th...
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Itasca garage, two vehicles damaged by late-night fireAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - A two-car garage in Itasca and two vehicles inside were heavily damaged by fire Friday night. Itasca firefighters were called to 520 E. Washington Ave. at 10:47 p.m. The...
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From the Armed ForcesAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - •Navy Reserve Seaman Recruit Andrew M. Lieber, a 2001 graduate of Libertyville High School, completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes. ...
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Volunteers help Rockford flood victims clean upAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - All it took was an e-mail popping up to inspire about 25 people to abandon summer weekend plans for barbecues or swimming. Instead, they chose to wade in water and debri...
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District officials say students may not attend May Whitney againAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - With its classrooms packed up and stripped of their young charges, Lake Zurich's aging May Whitney Elementary School silently awaits a decision on its future. Work conti...
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The past, present and future of Randall RoadAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - The view along north Randall Road has changed dramatically this summer. Here's a look at some of the changes: Out with the old The Teeple Barn, which collapsed in June, ...
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New contract, rules lead to teacher retirementsAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Almost 60 new teachers at Elk Grove Township Elementary District 59 took to the chalkboards this week after a flurry of retirements in June. A change in retirement rules...
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Two charged after flour sets off bioterrorism scare
Aug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Two people who sprinkled flour in a parking lot to mark a trail for their offbeat running club inadvertently caused a bioterrorism scare and now face...
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Stricter rules for dental sedation
Aug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Illinois dentists will have to follow stricter state guidelines before using deep sedation on patients under a new law that came in response to the death of a 5-year-old...
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Ebert: I never said no thumbs
Aug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Film critic Roger Ebert said he never gave a "thumbs down" to the use of thumbs in reviews for "At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper" during contract negotiations. In a sta...