All Stories from June 3, 2013 (Change date)
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Skip the pools, give taxpayers a refundJun 03, 2013 5:00 am - I respect the District 211 superintendent and the school board, but the spending of $15 million dollars for five pools is a show stopper. Do we really have to do this no...
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Flooding near Lake Ellyn still baffles Glen Ellyn officialsJun 03, 2013 5:00 am - Whenever there's a major storm in Glen Ellyn, residents downstream from Lake Ellyn say they brace for the worst. The man-made lake, which acts as a stormwater detention ...
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Elk Grove Vill. does Memorial Day rightJun 03, 2013 5:00 am - Memorial Day saw my husband, a Korean War Veteran, and me at the annual event in Elk Grove Village to honor all those who served our country in our various wars and mili...
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Young woman struggles to adapt to bionic limbJun 03, 2013 5:00 am - Tisa Berset stares at her new hand, willing it to open. “Concentrate,” the doctor says, watching over her shoulder. “Like we practiced.” A year ago, all of Berset's fing...
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Food drive benefits township pantryJun 03, 2013 5:00 am - The Stamp Out Hunger food drive is the nation’s largest single-day food drive. The annual Postal Carriers/Stamp Out Hunger food drive was held on Saturday, May 11, 2013 ...
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Church can put 8 houses to better useJun 03, 2013 5:00 am - There is an unmet need in Arlington Heights for housing of both modest income families and people suffering from mental illness. This is a need which is not subject to r...
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Don’t tamper with origin of marriageJun 03, 2013 5:00 am - A recent letter asked the question, “By what mathematical and logical reason should same-sex marriage be condemned?” Using various statements based on the writer’s perce...
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We can’t pick and choose rightsJun 03, 2013 5:00 am - “Assaults on core values of freedom cry out for response” (May 15), gives hope that there are still some in the media with red American blood flowing through their veins...
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Dawn Patrol: Downtown Long Grove fire, Hawks dominate KingsJun 03, 2013 5:00 am - Fire damages Long Grove restaurant, cancels graduation parties Investigators are looking into what caused the Sunday morning fire that severely damaged a downtown L...
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Parking lot has no benefit to villageJun 03, 2013 5:00 am - The Orchard Evangelical Free Church wants to tear down eight nice homes on nine lots to create an even larger parking lot. I cannot see how this could possibly benefit t...