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230 malnourished, dehydrated pets seized from homeOct 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...
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State EPA, Madigan differ on polluter finesOct 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...
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Time's up, if you got an extension on your income taxes last AprilOct 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 ...
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Web site shows videos of autistic red flagsOct 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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Severed feet found near hospitalOct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - MATTESON -- The Cook County sheriff's department is investigating the discovery of two severed human feet found in a south suburban Chicago roadway. The Cook County medi...
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IEPA, Madigan clash over moneyOct 13, 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 that ...
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Theater owner limits teens' accessOct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The only noise in the Parkway Pointe Cinema lobby on a recent October afternoon was the sound of popping corn. Last winter, gunshots echoed and patrons sc...
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$18 million facility opens for guardsmenOct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois Military Academy is now open. There was a ribbon-cutting ceremony Saturday at the $17.7 million facility that will provide advanced training ...
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Metra stepping up track inspections after derailmentsOct 12, 2007 11:00 pm - Metra is beefing up track inspections after discovering an inspector overlooked a misalignment that caused a pair of derailments earlier this month, officials said Frida...
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Candles are not that dangerousOct 12, 2007 11:00 pm - I read yet another article on how dangerous candles are, this time by Jennifer Farrar in the Sept. 30 Daily Herald. I would like to offer some clarity on this issue on b...