All Stories from September 22, 2012 (Change date)
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Stipends are a big deal to taxpayersSep 22, 2012 5:00 am - Reading Jake Griffin’s article in the Daily Herald highlighting the $6,500 stipends being paid yearly to county officials, totaling $3.4 million, makes me livid. I don’t...
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Large wooded lot surrounds Hawthorn Woods homeSep 22, 2012 4:55 am - Privacy and tranquillity await the buyer of this traditional stone home, built on a 2½-acre wooded lot in Hawthorn Woods in 2003. This gorgeous home, featuring three lev...
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Real solutions based on realitySep 22, 2012 4:54 am - Real solutions based on reality We are living in very precarious times, where selfish desires and attention-seeking behavior seem to take precedence in Washington. ...
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Competence over charismaSep 22, 2012 4:40 am - I read with some amazement the editorial board’s comment in the Aug. 30 edition titled, “Romney’s Fragile Moment in History.” The editorial expresses a lack of understan...
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Little Red Riding Hood cookie jar not a rare specimenSep 22, 2012 4:40 am - Q. I have a “Little Red Riding Hood” cookie jar that has been in my family since the early 1900s. It is in mint condition and I would love to know what it is worth. It i...
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Condensate leaks can cause major damageSep 22, 2012 4:00 am - Q. I have a combination furnace/air conditioner in a utility room of my finished basement. The air conditioner has a pump near the bottom of the furnace that collects th...
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Palatine produces in Pifer InviteSep 22, 2012 2:13 am - Cassie Chaplinsky and Casey Dolen, co-captains for Palatine girls volleyball team, walked up together to receive the championship trophy of the Pifer Invite at Prospect ...
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Stevenson endures in Prospect’s Fall ClassicSep 22, 2012 2:09 am - It took 9½ hours to complete the 16-team Prospect Fall Classic and when it was over on Saturday, Stevenson had taken home the championship with 71 points. New Trier was ...
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Hersey churns to victory at Buffalo GroveSep 22, 2012 2:08 am - A season in which just about everything has fallen into place perfectly for Hersey’s girls swimming team continues to line up nicely. The Huskies, already virtually assu...
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Lake Park’s Flanagan emerges with record Palatine effortSep 22, 2012 2:07 am - There was no stopping Lake Park senior Kaylee Flanagan at the Palatine Invitational on Saturday. Again. The Lancers senior shook off a loaded field with an explosive fir...