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Indian doctor freedJul 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Indian doctor freed: BRISBANE, Australia -- An Indian doctor was set free Friday after Australia's chief prosecutor said a charge linking him to failed bombings in Brita...
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New central permitting facility closer to finish lineJul 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Lake County's plans for a one-stop shop for all permits nearly hit the brakes because of traffic concerns. But a condition that requires another entrance to its governme...
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Manager turns adversity into gift for othersJul 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Paul Ruby, general manager of Geneva's Herrington Inn and Spa, was diagnosed with early onset of Parkinson's Disease a year ago. But the 43-year-old didn't crawl into a ...
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Pining for the days of yore, like any cranky dinosaur surely mustJul 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Cranky, old dinosaurs live in the past. Or so succeeding generations claim, often legitimately. Thus news stories last week -- a barometer of a society in motion -- foun...
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Dunham Early College Academy gives kids a chanceJul 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Fifty students from the East and West Aurora school districts will be able to finish almost an entire year of college while still high school. Officials from Waubonsee C...
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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 ...