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Kane 'barn' will quench water thirstJul 23, 2007 11:00 pm - At 38,000 square feet, it could be the largest non-agricultural "barn" in Kane County. By January 2008, though, Geneva leaders hope their barn-shaped water treatment pla...
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Village OKs expansionJul 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Village OKs expansion: The Barrington village board of trustees gave approval Monday for the renovation and expansion of the Champion Dodge/Chrysler Jeep dealership at 4...
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Smokers' drag: State ban signed into lawJul 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Starting Jan. 1, smokers won't be able to light up inside restaurants, bars, offices, shopping malls and other indoor public places in Illinois. Gov. Rod Blagojevich sig...
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Chopper crashes at wildfire
Jul 23, 2007 11:00 pm - YREKA, Calif. -- A helicopter delivering water to firefighters battling a blaze in the Klamath National Forest crashed Monday, killing the pilot, authorities said. Inves...
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Abbott Labs employee hospitalized with acid burnsJul 23, 2007 11:00 pm - An Abbott Laboratory employee is in the burn ward at Loyola Medical Center in Chicago after being doused with acid when a pipe burst early Saturday morning. North Chica...
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Annexation last hurdle for park projectJul 23, 2007 11:00 pm - The Carol Stream Park District hired the construction crews Monday to build its latest park project. But parks officials are still waiting on the village to annex Slepic...
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Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez attend "El Cantante" openingJul 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez arrived in San Juan, Puerto Rico Monday to attend the opening of "El Cantante," a film biography of salsa pioneer Hector Lavoe. The husba...
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Suspected drunken driver named in wrongful death lawsuitJul 23, 2007 11:00 pm - The mother of a pregnant 22-year-old McHenry County woman killed earlier this year is suing the suspected drunken driver blamed for causing their deaths. The wrongful de...
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Round Lake man jailed on child pornography chargesJul 23, 2007 11:00 pm - A Round Lake Park man is in the Lake County Jail on 31 counts of child pornography possession. David W. Cashmore, 44, of 534 E. Washington Street, was arrested at his ho...
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Marrying my older sister goes off without a hitchJul 23, 2007 11:00 pm - I'm not sure my hometown county clerk heard anything I said after I requested legal permission to "marry my sister." Even in rural Indiana, that appeal will raise eyebro...