Barrington Hills
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A tree-hugger in age of strip malls, Graham had courageJan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - On the last day of 2007, my family was sledding down a hill at the Lakewood Forest Preserve near Wauconda. Snowflakes were falling. The fastest sleds made it all the way...
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Bush touts NCLB at thriving Chicago schoolJan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - President Bush touted Chicago's Horace Greeley Elementary on Monday as a school that has thrived under his No Child Left Behind program, despite increasing criticism of ...
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Chasing toll cheats can be profitableJan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Tollway officials have long said the purpose of the high fines levied on toll cheats is not to make money. But they are making money -- lots of it -- just the same. The ...
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Bush tells Chicago audience he still has prescription for healthy economyJan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Voicing optimism while acknowledging economic concerns, President Bush told a Chicago audience Monday that low taxes coupled with limited federal regulation remains the ...
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Ela Township voters to get pink ballot as well as usual oneJan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - A filing mix-up means Ela Township voters are in for an election bonus -- two ballots to fill out Feb. 5. A referendum question about garbage collection in unincorporate...
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Arlington Hts. Board to reaffirm on slotsJan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Arlington Heights village trustees will reaffirm their position against slots at Arlington Park at the next village board meeting. Trustee Tom Stengren brought up the id...
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Des Plaines eyes cameras to catch red-light violatorsJan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Des Plaines could become the latest suburb to post cameras to catch drivers running red lights. Under a 2006 state law, communities can use the new technology to nab tr...
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Area businesswoman discusses economy with BushJan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - President Bush lunched Monday with Mayor Richard M. Daley and the leaders of Aon Corp., The Boeing Co. and McDonald's Corp. at the Union League Club of Chicago. There am...
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Kildeer officer charged with DUI, speedingJan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - A Kildeer police officer traveling 61 mph over the speed limit was arrested and charged with DUI, Lake Count sheriff's police said Monday. Officer Suzan Jackson, 42, fac...
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Businesses won't replace Brandt's in PalatineJan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - A new Walgreens and a bank will not be going up on the site of Brandt's Little Cafe. On Monday, the Palatine Village Council voted 6-0 to reject plans for these two busi...