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Illinois to face Arizona State in Maui InvitationalAug 07, 2007 11:00 pm - Illinois and Arizona State, two teams looking to rebound from agonizing seasons a year ago, will meet in the first round of the Maui Invitational basketball tournament. ...
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State lawmakers, others lobby for rail fundsAug 07, 2007 11:00 pm - Illinois needs to continue to invest in passenger trains to assist tourism, the environment and the economy, several state lawmakers and local officials said at the Stat...
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Durbin: Surge is helping, but longterm concerns remain in IraqAug 07, 2007 11:00 pm - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said from Iraq Wednesday that the surge of U.S. forces there is helping, but the Iraqi government must still do more to take over its own security....
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Ohman demoted to make way for GallagherAug 07, 2007 11:00 pm - Will Ohman, who grew up in the Denver area, usually tries to make it a family affair when the Cubs visit Colorado. On Tuesday, however, two days before the Cubs' v...
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WAR COMES HOME - DAY 1 - Contract sidebars - Contracts provide long-standing benefits to state's businessesAug 07, 2007 11:00 pm - WAR COMES HOME: REGIONAL SIDEBARS TO PACKAGE WITH MILITARY CONTRACT STORY NOTE TO EDITORS: FOLLOWING SIDEBARS ARE SEPARATED TO ALLOW YOU TO PICK REGION THAT R...
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Cubs' struggling offense gets a hand, but still can't come up with winAug 07, 2007 11:00 pm - This is just what the struggling Cubs' offense needed: Houston's Woody Williams came out of the gate firing ball after ball after ball Tuesday night. He walked lea...
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This guy is 'Born to Cook', according to his tattAug 07, 2007 11:00 pm - It was the freakish art on the cover of Anthony Bourdain's "Les Halles Cookbook" that inspired Michael Higgins to get his first and only tattoo. He and another che...
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WAR COMES HOME - DAY 2 - Police chief serves multiple tours, leaving town and wife back homeAug 07, 2007 11:00 pm - Note to editors: Story about a police chief who has served on multiple tours in Iraq, plus served in Vietnam. Story explains how town and wife survived without him. ...
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Flooding causes Rockford area businesses to shut downAug 07, 2007 11:00 pm - Flooding caused production to grind to a halt at several shops, while the threat of a dam break shuttered most of the businesses on Charles Street near 20th Avenue. In...
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‘Rolling Dutchman' heads to D.C. on electric wheelchairAug 07, 2007 11:00 pm - Robert VanVranken - aka the "Rolling Dutchman" - is on a wheelchair mission. The Minnesota native is on a solo roll from his home to Washington, D.C., to raise mon...