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Seniors going on baseball tripAug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Call now to reserve your place on the bus to U.S. Cellular Field to help the struggling Chicago White Sox defeat the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday. The luxury coach d...
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Garden sets stage for Batavia artistAug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - I recently met Kathy and Haydon McPartland when I did a story on the Plain Dirt Gardeners' Garden Walk. The McPartlands' garden at their home on North Prairie Street was...
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Last bridge victim found
Aug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - MINNEAPOLIS -- The remains of the last person missing after a bridge collapsed into the Mississippi River nearly three weeks ago have been found, authorities said Monday...
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Swollen river a threatAug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Homes near the rain-swollen Des Plaines River escaped relatively unscathed from the weekend's storms, but forecasts of showers for days still to come make their ultimate...
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Gurnee Park District notesAug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - For more information or to register, call (847) 623-7788 or visit gurneeparkdistrict.com All programs require advance registration. The office is open from 9 a.m...
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County's 'town' spirit helps parents of baby with heart defectAug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - There's a reason why no matter how old or how big Chicago gets, its inhabitants far and wide still refer to it affectionately as a "town." The city's outlying areas, li...
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Hotelier Helmsley dies
Aug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Leona Helmsley, who ran a $5 billion hotel and real estate empire with her husband but sealed her reputation as the "queen of mean" during her 1989 trial for...
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Village wants clean waterAug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Carol Stream trustees passed a resolution Monday expressing concern over a permit issued to an oil refinery owned by BP Amoco in Whiting, Ind., that would allow the comp...
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Planned Parenthood's big plansAug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - With an opening nearing, Planned Parenthood officials are putting the final touches on their newest facility on Aurora's east side. The 22,000-square-foot, $7.5 million ...
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Boy OK after near drowningAug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - A 4-year-old boy is reported to be at home recovering after nearly drowning Friday at the Seafari Springs Aquatic Center in Hanover Park, authorities said. A lifeguard n...