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By Ryan Jaster, Daywatch columnist
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'NOWHERE TO GO.' As torrential rains fell Thursday, Cedar Rapids was under siege from the skies and from the ground. By nightfall, 3,000 families were homeless and there were reports of gunshots and car vandalism:
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Northern Illinois reels from wet weather, more expected:
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Antioch area prepares for flooding:
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Tornadoes remain tough to predict:
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Latest forecast:
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ONE WAY IN: THROUGH POLICE. A Rolling Meadows apartment complex's response to crime leaves only one of 13 entryways open, with officers stopping all traffic.
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Will County coroner defends his job:
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Aldermen get letters holding white powder:
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WINDOW A/C BAN HEATS UP ADDISON RESIDENTS. But the suburb insists the ordinance will improve its look:
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Battle brews over 'megadairy':
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'Eco-Bridge' being proposed for Chicago's lakefront:
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BUSH, POPE MEET: Pope Benedict XVI took President Bush on a rare stroll through the lush grounds of the Vatican Gardens:
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Ron Paul calls it quits:
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FLYING JET SUIT. The inventor of the twin-engine birdman suit is just like James Bond's Q, except his gadgets actually work.
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A new lease on life for 767?
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Yahoo looks to Google after Microsoft talks die:
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Motorola to slash 150 research jobs:
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Tribune publisher to exit:
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CREDIBLE HULK. Michael Phillips says that "though the last iteration was a mere 5 years ago, the time is right for a new look at the Cold War icon."
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What if apocalypse was "Happening" and no one cared?
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Actress almost makes "Savage Grace" worth seeing:
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Readers review "Zohan" and more:
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MEET CITY'S MUSICAL STREET PERFORMERS. A guide to buskers' sounds:
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Greg Kot: Chicago hip-hop has caught up to New York, L.A.
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What the R. Kelly jury is deliberating:
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Which summer cirque is right for you?
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CUBS SWEEP. They might have been wearing the uniforms of the last-place 1948 Cubs, but with another comeback win at home, it was clearly this year's first-place team:
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Cycle of Soriano replacements begins:
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Sox swept by Tigers:
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Next home run significant to Thome:
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BLACKHAWK NAMED ROOKIE OF THE YEAR. Patrick Kane edges teammate Jonathan Toews.
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Teddy Greenstein: Wolves announcer Pat Foley's return to Blackhawks imminent.
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No takers for ex-Bear Benson:
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Mike Downey: Tiger Woods' knee -- and game -- hold up at U.S. Open.
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Scores, schedules and analysis in ChicagoSports.com:
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QUIZ WARNING. Brush up on your unicorn knowledge first:
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