All Stories from August 12, 2011 (Change date)
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Libertyville neighborhood salutes World War II veteranAug 12, 2011 3:51 pm - Valerie Van Winkle said her Libertyville neighborhood is known to organize block parties each year. But when neighbor Mary Carter shared that her husband Donald would b...
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Barrington Hills horse farm suit alleges political favoritismAug 14, 2011 9:10 am - A lawsuit brought by two Barrington Hills residents to stop their neighbors’ commercial horse boarding operation has been expanded to accuse village officials of politic...
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Rep. Joe Walsh: ‘I am not a deadbeat dad’Aug 12, 2011 5:11 pm - Congressman Joe Walsh says he “absolutely” does not owe ex-wife Laura Walsh or their three children $117,437 and vows to fight what he says are “wildly inaccurate” claim...
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Peep's Hot Dogs closes tonightAug 14, 2011 9:10 am - Peep's Hot Dogs, a restaurant that has served all kinds of fast food to generations of students and staff from Hersey, St. Viator and Prospect high schools, will close f...
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Putting the power with the statesAug 12, 2011 4:01 am - Majorities in liberal states often back policies that most folks in conservative states abhor — and vice versa. The difficulty of reaching accord among warring but heart...
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Nothing positive about the changesAug 12, 2011 4:01 am - Nothing positive about the changes Listening to the president’s recent speech brought back memories of early 2006 when he — with a resume as a community organizer, ...
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The death of a principled moderateAug 12, 2011 4:01 am - Mark Hatfield, 89, who died last weekend in his native Oregon, was the first Christian politician I recall meeting in Washington, which is to say he did more than keep a...
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Aug 12, 2011 4:01 am - Consider effects of slots at racetrack Knowing now how the Des Plaines casino works, it gives us a better idea of the impact of a mini casino at Arlington Park. Rem...
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Keep the people safe from governorsAug 12, 2011 4:01 am - Keep the people safe from governors I am neutral on video poker and slot machines. However to keep out townspeople safe from societal stigmas I suggest a separate “...
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Improving the response to floodingAug 12, 2011 4:01 am - For those who aren’t replacing carpet or negotiating with an insurer, the record rainfall three weeks ago was likely a short-lived annoyance. But among the hundreds of s...