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Judge upholds charge in videotaping caseAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Rejecting claims of prosecutorial misconduct, a McHenry County judge Friday upheld the indictment of a Cary teen accused with two friends of videotaping a sexual encount...
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Take heart, flood of 1987 was much worseAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Current flooding in Chicago's suburbs is undeniably bad -- but we've been through worse. Rising waters are prompting comparisons to notorious floods from two decades ago...
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Briefs: No news in manhuntAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Authorities did not release any new details about Thursday's chase from Algonquin through Barrington Hills, which led police on a manhunt for two robbery suspects. Barri...
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Guilty plea in bribery caseAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - An Algonquin man pleaded guilty Friday to bribing the former Illinois Department of Corrections director to secure state contracts. John J. Robinson, 59, who previously ...
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U.S. airstrike hits British troops
Aug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - KABUL, Afghanistan -- A U.S. warplane mistakenly dropped a 500-pound bomb on British troops after they called for air support in Afghanistan, killing three soldiers and ...
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It's not too late to get the education to pursue dreamsAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - "… Wisdom preserves the life of its possessor." -- Ecclesiastes 7:12 (NIV) School days are upon us again. When this season of the year approaches many of us reach into ...
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Battle against ash borer continuesAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Three layers of government sought answers to a common enemy that's laid waste to millions of ash trees. On Friday, state, federal and DuPage County municipal leaders loo...
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Briefs: Flott dedication Sept. 21Aug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Kaneland has rescheduled the dedication of the Flott Memorial Garden at the middle school to 4:30 p.m. Sept. 21. The dedication, originally scheduled for Friday, was del...
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Fox Valley's folk festival falls victim to floodingAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Fox River flooding has silenced the annual Fox Valley Folk Music and Storytelling Festival. Festival organizers canceled the Labor Day weekend event Friday morning. "We'...
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What do you save first when the storm hits?Aug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Medicine, golf clubs, collector trains and ferrets. Suburban homeowners grabbed these and other valuables as rain struck, electricity failed and flooding loomed late th...