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Unpaid leave for U-46 employees sparks controversyJul 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46 in May placed three longtime computer employees on unpaid leave and threatened them with termination, allegedly for remarks made to cowor...
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Naperville plant closes after 12 yearsJul 30, 2007 11:00 pm - A Naperville plant that has been in operation for 12 years is shutting down in November as the parent company consolidates work at other facilities. In all, 121 jobs wil...
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Power outages affect thousandsJul 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Power outages left 18,560 ComEd customers in the dark around 1:30 p.m. Monday. Customers in parts of Downers Grove, Woodridge and Lisle were without power; by 6 p.m., po...
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Taliban claim second death
Jul 30, 2007 11:00 pm - KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- A purported Taliban spokesman claimed the hardline militia killed a second South Korean hostage Monday because the Afghan government failed to r...
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Definitely not the write stuff
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Gore's son pleads guilty
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Today's birthdaysJul 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Today's birthdays Actor Geoffrey Lewis, 72; actress Geraldine Chaplin, 63; actor Michael Biehn, 51; R.E.M. drummer Bill Berry, 49; actor Wesley Snipes, 45; turntable mas...
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Search for more remains
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State to fix scary Kennedy on-ramps -- eventuallyJul 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Give us your feedback ̢ۢShare your stories about dangerous road configurations in your area. E-mail jryan@dailyherald.com. Suburbanites heading home from a jaunt in do...
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9/11 ceremony changed