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State Briefs 2/25/08Feb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - Wanke still waiting on attorney as third lawyer withdraws ROCKFORD - A Rockford man who has been linked to the investigation of his attorney's shooting death last...
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GHNS Illinois Budget (2/26/08)Feb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - Here are the top Illinois stories coming today from GateHouse News Service. Stories are available at www.gatehousenewsservice.com. Please check www.gatehousenewsse...
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Scout makes signs to tell motorists ‘turn around, don't drown'Feb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - When a road sign tells you to turn around or you will drown, you tend to pay more attention. That was the plan when Michael Hitchcock, 16, a Life Scout with Troop 204 in...
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Video: Hawk that took up residence in Lowe's in Pembroke safely evictedFeb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - A young hawk that took up residence in Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse for several days is back in the wild today. Company officials say the bird, a female Cooper'...
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Bill would make sex between teachers and students under 18 a crimeFeb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - Carol Adler was 16 when she says her high school English teacher in Quincy first started making advances. Adler said those moves turned sexual during her junior year, af...
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Going green with sun, grease and turbinesFeb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - At age 13, Mark Doyle can expertly explain a "grease car" - a vehicle that uses discarded, filtered vegetable oil as fuel instead of gasoline. In the family garage, the ...
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Dog owners face citations after dog stabbing incidentFeb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - Both owners involved in a harrowing dog fight Sunday face citations for unlicensed and unleashed dogs. But Pamela Bonito says a license or leash would not have prevented...
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SPOTLIGHT: NIU classes resume: 'Nothing's going to be back to normal'Feb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - Students at Northern Illinois University walked a little slower Monday, with heads down and hands in their pockets, pausing to gaze at soggy memorials of flowers and...
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Twenty-two specially equipped trucks deployed across the stateFeb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - As part of Illinois' ongoing emergency-preparedness efforts, 22 specially equipped "decontamination vehicles" are being deployed statewide so they can provide quick assi...
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Film executives in town to discuss movie production at Weymouth air baseFeb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - A pair of movie executives from Hollywood will be in town this week to meet with government and development officials about the possibility of building a movie and telev...