All Stories from July 24, 2011 (Change date)
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Suburban fests can be whole lot greenerJul 24, 2011 3:00 pm - Recently as a volunteer at one of our suburban summer festivals, I was able to view, up close and personal, the way people’s trash was being collected. Folks threw every...
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Too much trouble at Tree House complexJul 24, 2011 3:00 pm - I’m so glad that the Daily Herald published an article about Section 8 residents getting to stay at The Tree House apartments in Schaumburg (June 24). As a resident of t...
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Many contributed to BG’s great arts weekendJul 24, 2011 3:00 pm - On behalf of the Buffalo Grove Arts Commission, I want to thank all who braved the intense heat during the Buffalo Grove Invitational Fine Art Festival weekend. We began...
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Despite risks, Obama delivered for gays in militaryJul 24, 2011 3:00 pm - In the early days of his presidency, Bill Clinton suggested the military should reexamine its policy of dishonorably discharging gay men and lesbian women. There were th...
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Des Plaines mayor: Casino had great openingJul 24, 2011 3:00 pm - My wife, Lisa, and I feel honored to have attended one of the most memorable and historic celebrations that the City of Des Plaines has experienced — the grand opening o...
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Palatine siren system needs major reviewJul 24, 2011 3:00 pm - What or who is responsible for warning Palatine residents of weather peril? At no time during either major storm in 2011 have the sirens been activated. I have lived in ...
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A cool idea to maintain, just in caseJul 24, 2011 3:00 pm - Do we need to rethink the value of cooling centers during periods of extreme heat in the suburbs? You might think so if you take a report last week by Daily Herald staff...
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FTC paying nearly $108M to Countrywide borrowersJul 24, 2011 6:00 am - WASHINGTON — Hundreds of thousands of homeowners who took out mortgages with Countrywide Financial Corp. will soon receive their slice of a $108 million settlement over ...
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A memorial to lost pets will include 9/11 steelJul 24, 2011 6:00 am - In the hours before dawn on Nov. 11, 2008, the county animal shelter in Calhoun, Ky. went up in flames. Weeks later, Robin Long couldn’t stop thinking about the 13 cats ...
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Fund managers can’t ignore debt ceiling politicsJul 24, 2011 6:00 am - BOSTON — How do you invest when the prospect of a financial disaster dominates small talk nearly as much as the midsummer heat wave gripping the nation? Mutual fund man...