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Woman killed by Metra trainAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - An unidentified woman was killed by a Metra train this afternoon while walking on the railroad tracks south of Route 14 in Cary. Cary police estimate the woman was betwe...
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Firefighters, police to get radio upgradeAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Addison emergency workers will get a radio technology upgrade to help them avoid communication pitfalls like the problems faced by rescuers on Sept. 11, 2001, in New Yor...
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Happy to be backAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Ah, the smell of freshly sharpened No. 2 pencils. Few other scents say "first day of school" quite as distinctly. These days, of course, the first day of school is just ...
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Illinois needs vouchers, choiceAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - In his Aug. 21 column on Tuesday, August 21, Burt Constable was right to point out the obvious disparity within our state's education system. Why parents who decide to e...
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Start your engines for Elgin car showAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - After many years of wanting to do a car show in Elgin, the Downtown Neighborhood Association finally took the plunge and organized the 2007 Downtown Elgin Car & AFV Show...
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Don't be fooled by Outfit, jury toldAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - To acquit the men on trial in the "Family Secrets" mob case, prosecutor Markus Funk told the jury Monday, jurors have to believe that three of the defendants caught on t...
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MCC offers fall class registrationAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Registration for fall 2007 free adult education classes, including reading, general education development and English as a Second Language will be offered at 9 a.m. or 6...
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Woman puts class assignment to the test with Bark AvenueAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - A class at Keller Graduate School of Business changed Michelle Sarwas' life. Her class assignment was to create a business plan as part of her master's degree studies in...
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The rise of rain gardensAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - It isn't often that a fad turns out to be something that benefits society long-term. Piercings? No. Sport utility vehicles? Hardly. Designer coffees? Debatable. But rain...
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Notable night, but Knights fallAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - It could have been Nostalgia Night at Prospect on Monday. In the underclassman gym, former Knights volleyball standouts Molly May, Holly Rothstein and Peter King were ba...