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Proper Goodbye: Locals honor soldiers preparing to deploy
Tom and Janet Wicker of DeKalb were among the first to arrive at Sycamore High School on Sunday, American flags in hand, to say goodbye to 48 soldiers from the Sycamore-based unit of the Illinois Army National Guard who will deploy to Afghanistan later this month.
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Floodwaters creep higher across state
Illinoisans in far-flung regions of the state sought sandbags and higher ground Sunday as authorities eyed rain-swollen rivers, and slowly rising water brought new worry to already soaked communities.

Penny extra per gallon costs post office $8M
WASHINGTON - Soccer moms and commuters aren't the only ones feeling the bite of rising fuel costs - every time the price of gasoline goes up a penny, it costs the Postal Service an additional $8 million a year.







Hot wheels: Pedal car enthusiast has been collecting the old-fashioned toys for nearly 40 years

Demand for youth smoking intervention decreasing in county

Lawmakers to hold tele-town hall meeting
Scene
Local libraries pack summer schedules with events
Forget any notions you may have had about a library being nothing more than a quiet building filled with books and computers. Local libraries host events throughout the year, but summer is a particularly busy time.
More than a dozen artists to show works, studios: Workroom tour on Saturday will benefit Sycamore Art Attack School of Art
Family retreat set
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Jorgensen memories remain for Huskies
SYCAMORE - Old fishing tales have nothing on the Tom Jorgensen reunion.
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Cool under pressure: Final putt for Woods forces a playoff
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A few nominations for Obama's dream Cabinet
Black leaders need to speak out forcefully against Mugabe
 
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Iowa City's flood protections face a marathon test
IOWA CITY, Iowa - Record-high floodwaters that brought misery to some of Iowa's smaller river towns may have helped spare Iowa City from cataclysmic flooding, but the lingering high level of the Iowa River is giving the city's flood protections a marathon test.
AP IMPACT: CEO pay chugs up in '07 despite economy
Obama camp sees possible win without Ohio, Fla.
 
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30,000 without power in northern Illinois
CHICAGO - Almost 250 ComEd crews are working to restore service to about 30,000 customers still without power after a morning front.
Floodwaters continue to creep higher across Illinois
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Entertainment
`In the Heights' takes best-musical Tony
NEW YORK - "In the Heights," a joyous celebration of Latino life in the upper reaches of Manhattan, was named best musical at Sunday night's Tony Awards, while "August: Osage County," Tracy Letts' scabrous tale of a dysfunctional Oklahoma family, took best play.
Partial list of winners of the 2008 Tony Awards
Stars stay classy in glam gowns at Tony Awards
 
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National Sports
Lakers still alive, beat Celtics 103-98 in Game 5
LOS ANGELES - Pack up the championship trophy and book a flight back to Boston, the NBA finals aren't over yet.
Junior's fuel strategy ends 76-race winless streak
Wang hurt, A-Rod homers as Yanks crush Astros 13-0
     
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