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Those who survived quake were first to open ground
Aug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - PISCO, Peru -- The distance between life and death in Peru's magnitude-8 earthquake was the number of steps to open ground. Many of the 510 people who died weren't close...
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Carpentersville to consider tax incentive studyAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Could certain areas on Carpentersville's east side benefit from the creation of special taxing districts? Village trustees will ponder the idea Tuesday when they conside...
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Volunteer opportunities a plentyAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Get involved! For more opportunities, see the Volunteer Center Web site, www.volunteerinfo.net. You can make a difference and help the community in which you live ...
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St. Charles attorney told to repay client $50,000Aug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - A St. Charles-based lawyer has been ordered by a state review board to repay $50,000 to a client who was overbilled. The Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary ...
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Teenagers' driving records available to parents onlineAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Looking back, Nancy Buckner said there's no way she would have let her 16-old-son out of the house, let alone behind the wheel, nearly 10 years ago when h...
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New talks on Villa Olivia may startAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Elgin plan commission members may reopen talks on a controversial housing plan only two weeks after tabling the discussion. Commission members on Monday will discuss whe...
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Police Beat - Wheeling man charged with marijuana possessionAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - The blotter Buffalo Grove •Gregorio Gonzalez, 18, 431 E. Merle Lane, Wheeling, was arrested around 10:15 p.m. Aug. 8 and charged with possession of marijuana after an of...
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QB all alone after friends agree to plea
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Sheriff recommends jail officer be firedAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - A Kane County corrections officer and former jail director should be fired, Sheriff Pat Perez is recommending. Todd Exline, a 25-year department veteran, is slated to ap...
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Hastert 'the speaker' will always be 'Coach' in his hometownAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - The crowd was much younger in 1976. More boisterous. Thinner. The occasion happier. But the feelings about the man behind the podium haven't changed that much. "I was a ...