How out there is the truth?

06/16/11 Journalist Annie Jacobsen's hefty book on Area 51 would be worth the price just for a couple of photos and a few stories -- for us many Area 51 buffs, at least.

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NASCAR car wash planned for Romeoville

06/16/11 Drivers looking to give their car a good cleaning will soon be able to make a pit stop at a NASCAR-themed car wash in Romeoville and Matteson.Steve Timmer, owner of Spotless Express Car Wash at 20606 Cicero Ave. in Matteson and Utah-based 1903 Car Wash Co., which does business as NASCAR Car Wash, announced an agreement this week that also will include converting car washes in Aurora and two in ...

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B-17 pilot back in Colorado after crash

06/16/11 DENVER -- You heard about the Miracle on the Hudson and Pilot Sullie, well now we have Pilot Bud and the Miracle in the Corn Field.

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Sun Devils add JUCO defensive tackle

06/15/11 College of the Desert (Calif.) defensive lineman Jake Sheffield visited Arizona State last weekend after being...

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Factbox: DC tops list of best U.S. cities for families

06/15/11 Parenting Magazine has issued its annual list of the best U.S. cities for families.

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World War II bomber plane crashes in cornfield near OswegoWWII-era B-17 crashes; all aboard survive

06/14/11 A vintage World War II aircraft made an emergency landing Monday morning in a cornfield near Oswego, broke apart and caught fire, but all seven people on board escaped without serious injury.The B17 plane, built in 1944, took off from Aurora Municipal Airport in Sugar Grove at 9:30 a.m. Monday and landed in a field about five miles from the airport just a few minutes later, according to FAA ...

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Sikich's Maholland Awarded ILCMA Special Service Award

06/14/11 AURORA, IL--(Marketwire - Jun 14, 2011) - Sikich LLP, a nationally recognized public accounting and advisory firm ( www.sikich.com ), announces that Larry W. Maholland, CPA , has been awarded the Illinois City / County Management Association (ILCMA) Special Service Award for Service to the Community.

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Notre Dame trustee resigns over donations

06/08/11 SOUTH BEND, Ind., June 8 (UPI) -- A University of Notre Dame trustee has quit the board amid controversy over her donations to pro-choice groups, the Indiana Catholic school said Wednesday.

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Local Sports

06/08/11 572, Pittsburgh, Mike Nunez, RHP, Salmen HS, Slidell, La. 573, Seattle, Luke Guarnaccia, C, Palm Beach State College. 574, Arizona, J. Pulfer, 2B, Oregon.

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2011 Major League Baseball Draft: Rounds 1-30

06/07/11 Here list of players who were chosen in the first 30 rounds of the Major League Baseball Draft.

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Aquatics Sports Dominate Capital One Academic All-America Men's At-Large Team

06/07/11 TOWSON, Maryland, June 7. STUDENT-Athletes from aquatics sports dominated the Capital One Academic All-America At-Large Team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America.

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Police: Attempted murder suspect arrested in Covington

06/02/11 FLORENCE, Ky. - The man suspected in the attempted murder of an Indiana man at a Florence hotel has been apprehended. Florence Police Detectives and officers from the Covington Police Department arrested Nathanial Williams, Jr. at a home on Russel Street in Covington, Ky. Thursday.

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Kuhn Joins Sikich Government Practice

06/02/11 AURORA, IL--(Marketwire - Jun 2, 2011) - Sikich LLP, a nationally recognized public accounting and advisory firm ( www.sikich.com ), announces that Gregory T. Kuhn, Ph.D. , has joined the firm as Director of Local Government Management Services. Kuhn will take over for Larry W. Maholland, CPA, who is retiring as of June 30, 2011.

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Quinn calls gambling plan "excessive"

06/01/11 Gov. Pat Quinn Wednesday cast serious doubts over the future of a huge gambling plan, saying a plan for five new casinos and slot machines at Arlington Park is "not what the people want."

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Solon: Arrested driver's face covered in chocolate

05/26/11 A Solon driver narrowly misses officers, cruisers on Aurora Road.

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Victory Energy Provides Market Update for Jones County Project

05/26/11 NEWPORT BEACH, CA--(Marketwire - 05/26/11) - Victory Energy Corporation (Pinksheets: VYEY - News ), through its partnership with Aurora Energy Partners, today announced the resumption of drilling at its Jones County oil and gas project. Drilling on the Jones County project had been suspended for several weeks to further analyze and reprocess the 3-D seismic data the company had acquired for the ...

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Sizemore poised to come off DL

05/26/11 Indians outfielder Ezequiel Carrera has been optioned to Triple-A Columbus, a move made to clear the way for Grady Sizemore's return from the disabled list.

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Angels sign Branyan

05/26/11 The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim signed journeyman Russel Branyan on Thursday.

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Raptor Report: Bargnani's mixed messages

05/26/11 By now, most Toronto Raptors fans have seen Andrea Bargnani's interesting comments regarding his future with the club when he did a brief interview during an Italian Sky Sports feed of the Western Conference Finals, essentially saying he wants to play somewhere warmer and where he can "play [his] role."

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Major League Baseball Draft Selections

06/07/10 First Round 1. Washington, Bryce Harper, C-OF, JC of Southern Nevada. 2. Pittsburgh, Jameson Taillon, RHP, The Woodlands (Texas) HS. 3. Baltimore, Manny Machado, SS, Brito (Fla.) HS. 4. Kansas City, Christian Colon, SS, Cal State Fullerton. 5. Cleveland, Drew Pomeranz, LHP, Mississippi. 6. Arizona, Barret Loux, RHP, Texas A&M. 7. N.Y. Mets, Matt Harvey, RHP, North Carolina. 8. Houston, Delino ...

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