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South Korean envoy and Taliban hostage takers aim for direct talks
Aug 02, 2007 11:00 pm - GHAZNI, Afghanistan -- Officials searched Thursday for a neutral meeting place that would be safe for both South Korean negotiators and Taliban captors to hold face-t...
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CorrectionAug 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Man gets prison for theft: A Lockport man was sentenced Thursday to 4.5 years in prison for stealing $93,000 from his Wood Dale employer. Daniel R. Bianchi, 42, pleaded ...
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Police bust open-air drug market in Crystal LakeAug 02, 2007 11:00 pm - An open-air drug market in Crystal Lake was broken up Thursday morning and eight people were arrested, officials said. The North Central Narcotics Task Force working wit...
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'Structurally deficient'
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Forest Dist. consider hiring in-house lawyerAug 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Hefty legal fees are prompting DuPage County Forest Preserve District leaders to consider hiring an in-house lawyer. The district has paid $555,211 to its attorneys last...
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CorrectionAug 02, 2007 11:00 pm - In a story in Wednesday's Daily Herald, the time for previewing the Rakow's Furniture auction was incorrect. It's from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday....
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Wauconda woman recalls shootingAug 02, 2007 11:00 pm - At first, Margaret Wilkosz didn't realize she'd been shot. "It was like a bug that hit my skin," the Wauconda resident recalled Thursday. "Then (there was) the pain." Wi...
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Praise for poochAug 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Barely out of work nine months, Wood Dale's most recent retiree is already bored and depressed when he should be living the good life. Canine officer Tommy, a 9-year-old...
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Obama: Nuclear weapons to fight terrorism 'not on the table'
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National briefsAug 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Bridge problems known: MINNEAPOLIS -- Minnesota officials were warned as early as 1990 the bridge that collapsed into the Mississippi River was "structurally deficient,"...