Marni Pyke
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A call for more gun control lawsFeb 16, 2008 10:00 pm - After 60 minutes in agonizing limbo as she waited to hear if her son, a Northern Illinois University student, survived Thursday's massacre, Connie Catellani doesn't want...
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Va. students reach out to those at NIUFeb 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Like other students at Northern Illinois University, junior Cara Billuni is trying to reassemble her world after a gunman wreaked havoc on the campus Thursday. The Lake ...
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NIU had plans in place for disasterFeb 15, 2008 10:00 pm - As they hunkered down behind locked doors, one common thread emerged from Northern Illinois University faculty and staff in the midst of the shooting crisis Thursday. Pl...
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Events, classes canceled at NIUFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - Northern Illinois University leaders Thursday outlined plans for getting through the difficult days ahead. The university's DeKalb campus as well as satellite facilities...
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Snow here and there causes more delays at airportsFeb 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Persistent snow locally and rough weather on the East Coast scuttled travel plans for many people hoping to fly Tuesday evening. O'Hare International Airport canceled 45...
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Suburban pair looks to match 1908 featFeb 11, 2008 10:00 pm - It's been a terrible winter for motorists with punishing storms, plunging temperatures and enough ice to choke a snowman. So what better time to drive nonstop across the...
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Paper or plastic? How about neitherFeb 10, 2008 10:00 pm - When it comes to plastic bags, the answer is not blowing in the wind. The problem is blowing in the wind, environmental advocates say. Clogging sewers, harming wildlife,...
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Auto show, suburbs share a century of growthFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - As rock music blares, Suzuki's Gene Brown revs his motorcycle onto the stage before a throng of media at the Chicago Auto Show Wednesday. But it's not the V-Strom 650 Br...
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Early voting doesn't mean early resultsFeb 05, 2008 10:00 pm - The level of instant gratification when it came to reporting results election night really depended on where you lived. Quirks in the voting systems and computer technol...
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Another war veteran to face RoskamFeb 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Another Democratic Iraq war veteran will attempt to wrest the 6th Congressional District from Republican control this fall. Jill Morgenthaler, a retired U.S. Army Reserv...