Barrington Hills
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Social networking changing landscape for colleges, studentsMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - According to the Pew Internet and American Life Project, about 70 percent of all Internet users between the ages of 18 and 29 have posted profiles on one of the online s...
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Mother charged in child's deathMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - A Beach Park mother was ordered held on $5 million bond Saturday on charges she beat her 3-year-old son to death after he urinated in his pants. Sofia J. Nino, 24, of 38...
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State says mental heath check system ready to goMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- State agencies argue a newly expanded system to crosscheck mental health records against gun card applications will be up and running by its deadline toda...
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Obama quits church after long controversyMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - ABERDEEN, S.D. -- Barack Obama said Saturday he has resigned his 20-year membership in the Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago "with some sadness" in the aftermat...
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Libraries play major role in bringing e-government to youMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - After Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, area residents needed to submit forms to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for relief. The best way to submit th...
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Big consumer costs hidden in mergerMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - To the editor: Much has been discussed and written about the proposed EJ&E purchase by the Canadian National Railway. What's not surfaced is the potential financial toll...
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Good start toward better health careMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - It was extremely encouraging last week to hear one of the members named to a board overseeing Cook County public health care telling commissioners directly that, in ess...
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Rescuing birds from Chicago's urban jungleMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - The heap of mangled feathers is so tiny, most people would walk by without a backward glance. Annette Prince hones in on it immediately. "There's a bird," she says, dart...
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Camp honors Illinois Army officer, politicianMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - An Illinois National Guard training facility operated at Camp Logan in Zion from 1892 to 1974. The 220-acre site is now part of the Illinois Beach State Park. The camp w...
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Two days, 39.3 miles to cover in fight against cancerMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Coming into the 20-mile marker of the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer, Jill Weinberger of Buffalo Grove lifted her arms in celebration as volunteers at the rest stop cheered...