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Schools grapple with sometimes awkward, ill-defined moment-of-silence

Associated Press
Oct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - CHICAGO -- Opponents say it's an end run around the Constitution and amounts to school prayer. Supporters insist it's simply what the law says it is: A moment of silence...
Study seeks genetic clues to homosexuality

Associated Press
Oct 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Julio and Mauricio Cabrera are gay brothers convinced their sexual orientation is as deeply rooted as their Mexican ancestry. They are among 1,000 pairs of gay brothers ...
Obama: Faith can help planet's health

Associated Press
Oct 14, 2007 11:00 pm - DES MOINES, Iowa -- Democrat presidential candidate Barack Obama said Sunday that his religious beliefs influence his plans for how to protect the environment. Speaking ...
Twenty-eight great facts about pumpkins

Oct 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Here are some facts about pumpkins: • Total U.S. pumpkin production in 2006 was valued at $101.3 million. • 496 million pounds of pumpkins were produced in Illinois in 2...
Central Illinois man dies after his SUV is hit by Amtrak train

Associated Press
Oct 14, 2007 11:00 pm - GIRARD -- Illinois State Police say a 19-year-old central Illinois man has died after his sport utility vehicle was struck by an Amtrak passenger train. Matthew Munchalf...
Burial set for unidentified boy found two years ago

Associated Press
Oct 14, 2007 11:00 pm - The black-haired boy's tiny body was found two years ago, wrapped in a blue laundry bag and hidden under trees in a west Chicago suburb. In the years that followed, his ...
230 malnourished, dehydrated pets seized from home

Associated Press
Oct 14, 2007 11:00 pm - ROCHELLE -- Authorities seized more than 230 dogs, cats and birds over the weekend from a rural home in northwestern Illinois, and have charged their owner with animal c...
State EPA, Madigan differ on polluter fines

Associated Press
Oct 14, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD,-- Illinois' environmental protection agency and the state's attorney general have worked together on hundreds of cases to crack down on polluters. But...
Time's up, if you got an extension on your income taxes last April

Daily Herald Staff Report
Oct 14, 2007 11:00 pm - The tax filing deadline is today for the 299,000 Illinois taxpayers who requested a time extension to file their 2006 federal income tax returns. Nationwide, about 10.2 ...
Web site shows videos of autistic red flags

Associated Press
Oct 14, 2007 11:00 pm - What's so unusual about a baby fascinated with spinning a cup, or a toddler flapping his hands, or a preschooler walking on her toes? Parents and even doctors sometimes...

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