All Stories from May 17, 2012 (Change date)
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Rolling Meadows firm ready for NATO protestorsMay 17, 2012 5:30 am - For Rolling Meadows-based J.C. Restoration, fixing up a building after a fire or flood is everyday work. But boarding up windows or protecting buildings from riots or pr...
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Carol Stream site escapes park taxes for 6 yearsMay 17, 2012 5:30 am - The only two certainties in life are supposed to be death and taxes. But residents in one Carol Stream neighborhood aren't so sure. Six years after folks started movi...
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Video gambling pitch heard by Vernon Hills trusteesMay 17, 2012 5:30 am - The working name is Pot of Gold, but there is a ways to go before anyone will declare winnings from video gambling in Vernon Hills. Village officials aren't tipping the...
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NATO summit to spell money for regionMay 17, 2012 5:30 am - This weekend's NATO summit is expected to bring millions in revenue, including millions of dollars that could trickle to the suburbs, said one expert. The world's eyes ...
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How business raids cost Kansas City millions in taxesMay 17, 2012 5:30 am - KANSAS CITY, Kan. - The states of Missouri and Kansas are divided only by the yellow stripe of State Line Road. It's a single community, but the division is sharp when i...
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Carol Stream site escapes park taxes for 6 yearsMay 17, 2012 5:30 am - The only two certainties in life are supposed to be death and taxes. But residents in one Carol Stream neighborhood aren't so sure. Six years after folks started movi...
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Des Plaines ballet dancer primed to perform globallyMay 17, 2012 5:30 am - If life falls into place for Arthur Stashak, a year from now he'll be gazing out at one of Hamburg's historic canals, taking a quick breather between his pas de deux and...
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By the numbersMay 17, 2012 5:30 am - The 25th NATO summit this weekend in Chicago is expected to provide: Ÿ $128.2 million in total spending Ÿ $3 million in local tax revenue Ÿ 49,300 hotel nights Ÿ 2,200 t...
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Dawn Patrol: Man killed after going after cops, they sayMay 17, 2012 5:00 am - Man killed by police tried to run officers down, they say Des Plaines police say the 44-year-old man who was shot and killed by an officer Sunday tried to run down the t...
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Tax exemptions difficult to navigateMay 17, 2012 5:00 am - Cook County’s property tax exemptions are meant to help reduce homeowners property tax burdens, but they are much like Chicago’s weather. Just wait a minute and it will ...