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Who handles the DuPage Fair's garbage?Jul 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Cow pies, horse apples and lamb pellets; by any other name they would smell just as rancid. At DuPage County's five-day fair, which continues today in Wheaton, with its ...
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Independent panel will leave investigations to NASA
Jul 27, 2007 11:00 pm - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- After drinking heavily, an astronaut flew on a Russian spacecraft and another was cleared to launch on a space shuttle, according to interviews b...
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Gonzales to police: Get 'graphic' in sex crime talkJul 27, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales recommends authorities become "extremely graphic" in describing sex crimes and exploitation they see perpetrated aga...
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Text- messaging lets teens talk in codeJul 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Today, talking in code may look something like "RUOK?" or "TTYL." Many teens enamored with text-messaging would know this to mean, "Are you OK?" and "Talk to you later....
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Remains of Teeple Barn to be demolishedJul 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Until recently, the historic Teeple Barn stood as a distinctive reminder of Elgin's agricultural history. The 122-year-old barn collapsed in May and has been a pile of ...
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Emergency agencies get mass casualty trailersJul 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Representatives from six Chicago-area emergency management agencies gathered in Wheaton Friday to collect one of six mass casualty trailers. Each trailer comes with 96 c...
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Kane County DigestJul 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Yard sale rescheduled: The Larkin Center has rescheduled its 6th annual Community Yard Sale because of bad weather. You can now stop by from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday and ...
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Lake County DigestJul 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Sixth rabid bat found: A sixth rabid bat has been discovered in Lake County, health authorities said Friday. The bat was found Sunday in a Waukegan front yard. Last yea...
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Charges dropped against 6 suburban prostitutesJul 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Six of 18 suburbanites arrested recently in prostitution stings have had their charges dismissed by prosecutors after participating in an educational program, officials ...
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Contestants face drug testing in "Tour of Elk Grove"Jul 27, 2007 11:00 pm - The "Tour of Elk Grove" bicycle race next month is taking steps in response to the doping controversy hanging over the Tour De France. Under a new policy, officials wil...