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South Shore Plaza lays groundwork for NordstromMar 24, 2008 11:00 pm - South Shore Plaza is seeking to add a wing to accommodate the arrival of a Nordstrom department store and dozens of upscale retail shops. Two years after the departur...
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Gov. Ritter breaks ground for LiquidMaize ethanol plant near LamarMar 24, 2008 11:00 pm - A groundbreaking ceremony here Saturday advanced Colorado's claim of being the leader in alternative energy. Gov. Bill Ritter said Prowers County is part of "Colorado's ...
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The Beer Nut: A little slice of hop heavenMar 24, 2008 11:00 pm - It's a tale of two breweries - well, almost - when you talk about the Port Brewing Company. The San Marcos, Calif., brewery is known for making big, high-alcohol, in-you...
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Oswego legislator aims to raise smoking ageMar 24, 2008 11:00 pm - If Legislator Lee Walker Jr., D-Oswego, has his way, the smoking age in Oswego County would rise from 18 to at least 19. Monday morning, Walker received immediate suppor...
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Hugs all around at White House for piano prodigyMar 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Emily Bear of Rockford squeezed President Bush Monday morning -- in a good way. "I said, 'Hi,' and I gave him a hug," Emily, 6, said in a telephone interview Monda...
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State helicopter startles Pontiac prison guardsMar 24, 2008 11:00 pm - An unmarked state helicopter might have come perilously close to being fired upon when it landed in a fenced-in area just outside the Pontiac Correctional Center last we...
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Student makes his mark on the court without suiting upMar 24, 2008 11:00 pm - There are those who avoid challenges at all cost and those who embrace them and turn them into triumphs. As a teenager with autism, Joseph Case High School senior ...
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NASCAR content 3.25Mar 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Click on the links below to go to this week's NASCAR offerings: NASCAR page Centerpiece: Johnson, Gordon primed to grab a win for Hendrick Three Que...
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Students raising money to help Quincy teen hit by carMar 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Patricia Feeney will be the first to say it: "It's going to be a long, long, long road." Softball is out of the question for her daughter, 17-year-old Catherine Feeney -...
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Dead cattle found on farm after anonymous tipMar 24, 2008 11:00 pm - An investigator with the Illinois Department of Agriculture on Monday gave a rural Hanna City farmer 24 hours to have a veterinarian examine his cattle after seven carca...