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Astronomers are still scratching their heads over Comet Lovejoy, which plunged through the atmosphere of the sun in December and, against all odds, survived. The comet is now receding into the outer solar system leaving many mysteries behind.
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Chicago Cubs Presented Dale Sveum as the 52nd manager in the teams history, I hope he lets the Goats in too......
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Kimberly Jean Ciotola was 17 years young and had traveled to Oak Park by bus from Sheboygan, Wisconsin. She met a 22 year old Oak Park youth and then died.
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Munch restaurant announces revised
menu and weekend brunch
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"An Epicurean delight, one of the best Vegetarian/Vegan Restaurants in Chicagoland."
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Preckwinkle, Bank of America Highlight Financial Literacy Partnership
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Save on Gas and Save Money..Now.
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Oak Park YMCA Wants Volunteers for PADs
To Make Sandwiches Once a Month...
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Sony Classical announces world renowned pianist Lang Lang’s new recording Liszt – My Piano Hero and DVD Liszt Now! which pays tribute to the life and music of Franz Liszt.
★★★★
"We highly recommend this wonderful
sojourn back to the birth of Liszt."
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911 Exhibit: Ground Zero 360° at The Field Museum
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Local Trees and Power are Down During Fast Paced Violent Storm.
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Save on Gas and Save Money..Now.
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Three Addax Antelope Born at Brookfield Zoo Less than 300 Individuals Remain in the Wild.
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Pinkalicious
By Victoria and Elizabeth Kann
Illustrated by Victoria Kann
Book Review by Erica DuLac

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Vaccines & Immunizations Information and Data from the CDC.
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Battleground: The American Soldier in Combat
An inspiring account of the combat history of the American Soldier from the era of the American Revolution through the Korean War.

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An honored Marine vs. Bishop Aquila-Fargo Diocese
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Guard Readies as Gulf Braces for Oil Spill
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August 2010 elections fast approaching, the Rwandan government has violated human rights by increasing its brutal crackdown on political opposition and the press
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They flew for the love of country and love of flight. They were the Women Air Force Service Pilots of World War II. This is their story. (25 min video)
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"I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced."
"The story is well written and the tale is haunting.  The facts are a slap on the face of all decent people, and a punch to the perpetrators."  Suburban Journals of Chicago Inc.
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Chicago Progressive Talk Radio Wants You to Listen.
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United States Navy Captures Somali Pirates Who attached a Navy Destroyer at Sea.
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Oak Park Police are Looking for Perpetrators of Graffiti Found in Town.
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Oak Park Township Assessor Testifies before
Senate Revenue Committee On Reassessment Tax Cap
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Oak Park School District 97 Superintendent
Dr. Constance Collins is Leaving Oak Park
for a New Job as
Superintendent of Round Lake.
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Physics, Fun, and Weather at the New Permanent Exhibit at the Museum of Science & Industry
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Village of Oak Park Seeks Artists to Create Murals for the Walls
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WILMETTE BANK ROBBERY suspects arrested
by the FBI

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HAROLD BECK, 57 years of age, 6525 Stanley,
Berwyn, was arrested yesterday afternoon concerning
TCF Bank Robbery.

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March 8th Board Meeting Concerning Taxpayers Bill for $17,000,000.00 and 20 Stories of Residents
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5th Annual Vex Robotics' Competition
2010 VEX Robotics Contest
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Riccardo Muti Addresses the Press and Guests On His Becoming the Music Director of the World Renown
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
“The CSO belongs to the World”  Riccardo Muti

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What's Going on with Health Reform?
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Caputo’s New Store, a treat and an Adventure.
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A Review of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Response to the HIV/AIDS Crisis Among Blacks in the United States, 1981–2009
Black males and 1 in 30 Black females in the
United States will be diagnosed with HIV, compared
to 1 in 104 White males and 1 in 588 White females

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Bellissima Opera's Outreach, Featuring Soprano
Christine Steyer
Delights Class After Class at
Oak Park and River Forest High School

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Forest Park is Home to the Best
Softball Hall of Fame in the World

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Race Relations and the Nation...things don't
change and people don't seem to Speak Much
About it.  Most folks move to a different town,
but Chris Rock takes a stand.

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New Nationwide Stock Car set to make
debut in 2010


Prodigy Glassworks Inc. in Oak Park is the
studio of the Gifted Matthew Kwilas, a Star
on Harrison Street.

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Talented Oak Park Actor. Jonathan Weir Plays Five Characters  In Chicago's Jersey Boys.
"An exhilarating biographical drama, with toe tapping
hits and  a time when love and respect were in the lyrics
and lives of many....a great show -- come and see it
several
times...."
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Logano Wins First His Chicagoland Speedway Race –
In Record Style

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Vickers Take Pole for LifeLock.com 400 at Chicagoland Speedway
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Local Author receives awards and praise.
The Blind Faith Hotel
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Tony Kanaan is Okay but his car is toast for this race.

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Braille Readers are Leaders Day, Proclaims the
Honorable Anthony Calderone, Mayor of Forest Park.

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Flood Preparations  with the Army National Guard
members are helping Fargo, North Dakota residents
prepare for flooding.
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Braille Readers are Leaders Day Part of
Braille Literacy Campaign throughout Illinois

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“Bernanke’s Test: Ben Bernanke, Alan Greenspan,
and the Drama of the Central Banker”
by Johan Van Overtveldt review by Terri Schlichenmeyer

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What's Going On with the Damn Banks and
the Sleeping Regulators ?????

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Gates on Missile Defense: The U.S. is looking at ways to re-open a dialogue with the Russians on missile defense.
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Some of the Top Superbowl Commercials
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Dr. Les Golden is Charged by Oak Park Park's with Criminal Trespass to Land, at Field Park adjacent to
Horace Mann School.

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Woman Kidnapped and Sexually assaulted
While Being Beaten, and Robbed in Oak Park.

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Will Oak Park Fine Itself for Not Shoveling ?
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The Five Guys Can't Hold a Candle to Oak Park's
Other Restaurants.

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NASA's five THEMIS spacecraft have discovered a
breach in Earth's magnetic field ten times larger than anything previously thought to exist. The size of the
opening and the strange way it forms could overturn long-held ideas of space physics.


Red Light Camera Enforcement now in effect at
Desplaines Avenue & Roosevelt Road. The two most common types of Red Light Violations is a right turn on
red without coming to a complete stop, and entering an intersection after the signal has turned red. Those
receiving a notice of violation may face a fine of $100.00

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Puppies Can Be Used to Clean Windows on All
Computer Types and Remove Static Electricity

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Chicago Opera Theater will dedicate their 2009
Spring Festival Season, COT’s 35th anniversary
season, to Honor the Late Alan Stone.

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Board Passes Stroger’s Revisions in Domestic
Partnership Registry Ordinance

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Marcel David Fremont, 29, of Oak Park, Dies.
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National Guard Helps California Fire Fighters
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Repeal 'Corruption Tax,' Challenges Peraica
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Nearly two dozen National Guardsmen are helping a growing number of emergency personnel battling the
Florida wildfires.
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Ignoring Street Signs Can Be Dangerous to Your
health and Your Children, a mother learns the hard
way.
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Looptopia Was a Wild Time in Downtown Chicago
With Lots of Fun for Free

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Forest Park Police Use Good Basic Police Work to Make
Major Drug Busts in a Couple of Days Work

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Oak Park Businessman on Trial for Bilking Millions
from Investors...$2,900,000.00 Found Guilty.
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A  Young  Oak  Park Mother Is  Robbed  In Front  Of 
Her  Home With  The Threat  Of  Being Shot,  Her  7
Month Old Daughter Was Still In The Van.

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Member's Night at the Field Museum is One of the Most
Fun Events for People Who Love Science.

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"Lives of the Musicians", by author Kathleen Krull and illustrator Kathryn Hewitt.    review by Ed Vincent
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The Mayor of Forest Park Has a Complaint Against the
Forest Park Review and its Oak  Park Owners.

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John McCain's New Book, "Hard Call" is reviewed by
Terri Schlichenmeyer.

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Lower Income Seniors Will Receive Rebates by Filing
Their Tax Returns
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“Dino Poop” by Jane Hammerslough- reviewed by 
Terri Schlichenmeyer

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Suburban Journals of Chicago 2008 Sanitation Inspection Results for Oak Park and It Doesn't Look Good for Many.
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Why Doesn't The Media Ask the Tough Questions of Presidential Candidates?
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Defense Department Seeks Death Penalty for Six Guantanamo Bay Detainees
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Bellissima Opera Production's New CD is a Treasure
of Art and Drama, featuring some of the Best Singers
of Today.

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Oak Park and River Forest High School Graduate is
Being Charged with Aiding Al Qaida Terrorists
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Past Cook County Board President John H. Stroger, Jr.
Has Ended His Stay on this Earth After More Than Four Decades of Public Service and Our Sympathies to His Family.
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Puppies Can Be Used to Clean Windows on All
Computer Types and Remove Static Electricity

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Report Reflects Future for Military's Unmanned
Systems
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A Rough First Year, in the Battleground
of County Politics for Todd H. Stroger...

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Michael L. Cessna Has Been Arrested and Charged with Numerous Offenses in an Accident which took the life of Beloved Oak Park Employee Ms. Sue McMahon
MAPS Opens at the Field Museum
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Maya del Sol an Epicurean Adventure Bound to Please
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  November 3, 2007 A Ride through the Morton Arboretum
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    John W. Mc Carter Jr., Field Museum President, Welcomes
         Visitors and Introduces the Honorable Kenneth Nebenzahl

Chicago Area Festival of Maps Information and Links
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Brookfield Zoo Opens Their MAPS Display

Spiritual Organization Speaks to Help Achievement GAP
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UPDATE A Man in Oak Park Dies in a Car Accident
Driven By His Son. (Car May Have Exceeded 80 mph)

  Fatal Car Accident Video Showing Path of Vehicle

Forest Park Writer Reviews Oak Park Play
"A Trip to Bountiful"

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Cell Phone Hoax Tells Users to Register Their Phones
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Topps Meat Company Expands Ground Beef Recall
and Sams Club Makes News Too
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Obituaries

City of  Chicago Health Dept.

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Pace Calls for Reasoned Discourse to Advance U.S. Democracy
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Lynne Pace Reflects on 40 Years' Service to Family, Country
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Gates Praises El Salvador for Iraq Efforts
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Sweat, Science, and Field Work With Some of the Tops
in Field Makes the University of Illinois Archaeology
Summer Digs Some of the Best.

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Garfield Park Conservatory is Showing Beautiful and Fun Sculptures by the late Niki de Saint Phalle
"Bring the Family and a camera to see this exhibit" SJC

Niki de Saint Phalle Exhibit at Garfield Park Conservatory
    2007--Until Oct.  Must See.

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Are You Ready  to Parent Your Parents?

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Chase JPMorgan Bank of Oak Park Robbed of $200,000.00 Cash.
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Bank Robbers Attack and Flee with Funds from Chase JPMorgan Bank for Second Time in a Month.
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Has teenage dating met its demise? by Claire Lombardo
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The "Forty-Niners" DC Comic Book-Illustrated by Oak Park Award Winning Artist Gene Ha
" A wild ride of drama, controversy, and art"  OPJ
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The Peter D'Agostino Murder is Still Unsolved
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National and International News

Troop Redeployment Gets Under Way in Iraq
Troops Detain 7 in Raids on al Qaeda Media Network
Air Force Neurosurgeon Saves Afghan Child's Life

Cartwright: Changes in Iraq Taking 'Permanent Hold'
Air Force Sharpshooters Watch Over Troops in Iraq
Forces Detain 27 Suspects While Targeting al Qaeda Networks in Iraq
U.S., Afghan Doctors Team Up to Help Poor in Jalalabad
Officials Identify Taliban Leaders Captured in Afghanistan
Coalition Forces Capture Terrorism Suspects in Iraq
Coalition Forces Target Foreign Terrorist Facilitators in Iraq
Unmanned Aircraft Joins Operation Enduring Freedom
Afghan Forces Kill Senior Enemy Commander, Several Fighters
Violence, Casualties Down in Iraq
U.S. Government Has Sympathy for Turkey's Position Against PKK

Marine Commander Attributes Fallujah Success to Troop Surge
100 Terrorists Killed, 50 Detained in Operation Turki Bowl
Army, Marines Release New Counterinsurgency Manual
Two Insurgents Killed; Rockets Discovered in Kirkuk
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Jared Bartman Shows Promise at Black Koffee.
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The Art Institute of Chicago is pleased to announce the acquisition of
 a c. 1906 Tiffany Studios New York Hanging Head Dragonfly Lamp
on Mosaic and Turtleback-Tile Base


The Kona Grill in Oak Brook is a Great Restaurant
"Highly recommended for a great Epicurean adventure." OPJ
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Da Luciano's Restaurant is an Italian delight in River Grove.
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Video Index
Jim Shaw, the owner of Doc Ryan's Gives $9,056.65 to
       the Village of Forest Park to Use on the Town's 100 Year
      Celebration.  The money was awarded to Mr. Shaw as a result
       of his lawsuit against Trustee Doolin and Mr. Johnson.

  Christmas Tree Fires, Watch in Real Time the Destruction.
  Brookfield Zoo Holiday Laser Light Show 2006
  Dog Fights Should This Be Stopped?
  A Walk Through the Oak Park Conservatory
Haymarket Riot Dead Tell Their Views of the Violence
Franco Martorana  in rehearsal for La Traviata
  Baby chicks from hatching to running.
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Regional News
Jared Bartman Shows Promise at Black Koffee.
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Garden Club of Oak Park & River Forest Had Beautiful Weather
and Grand Views for this Year's Garden Walk.
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Brookfield Zoo's Much Anticipated Carousel  Ride is Now Open.
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Science and Technology

Sweat, Science, and Field Work With Some of the Tops
in Field Makes the University of Illinois Archaeology
Summer Digs Some of the Best.

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Link Found Between Periodontal Disease and Pancreatic Cancer
Lightning is more than just heat and light: it's a chemical factory that produces a natural pollutant called "NOx" that may affect both local air quality and global climate.
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Dr. Curtis Freese, will share this story of renewal for bison and the
Great Plains and what it means for conservation and the American public.
Wed., February 7, at 7:30 p.m. at Brookfield Zoo


Dinosaur Digs That You Can Afford for the Whole Family.
 
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One View on Illegal Immigration
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Sports Headlines
Dixon recorded a best lap of 1 minute, 10.5005 seconds, 117.446 mph, on the 15-turn, 2.38-mile circuit--and is in
the lead. Dannica Patrick is on the list but near the bottom.
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