Barrington Hills
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Woodland leaders optimistic about upcoming budgetOct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Although expenditures are projected to top revenue, an upbeat note was sounded for a new budget approved at Gurnee-based Woodland Elementary District 50. "It's a very po...
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Village marks year of being smoke freeOct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - This past Monday marked the one-year anniversary of the smoking ban in Buffalo Grove. In that year, the state has enacted its own ban that will go into effect Jan. 1. W...
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Losing bet leaves Sox fan humbleOct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - A bet is a bet in Elk Grove Village, especially when baseball is concerned. For one hour Wednesday, avid Sox fan Brian Stevens debased himself by standing at a busy Elk ...
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Overnight parking ban to be enforced in neighborhoodOct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Mount Prospect prohibits overnight parking. However, over the past couple of years, there has been a notable exception. Residents living near Lions Memorial Park have be...
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'Missing' Lake Zurich child found safe at homeOct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - It's a story parents of one 6-year-old Lake Zurich boy will likely recall with amusement years down the road. But for more than an hour Wednesday morning, they were livi...
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Brave Six Flags birds get the wormsOct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Imagine 130,000 mealworms slithering, sliming, twisting and twirling in your hair, down your neck and along every inch of exposed skin. You'll have the chance to s...
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Motorola details layoff expensesOct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Schaumburg-based Motorola Inc. has spent around $343 million for severance and other costs related to eliminating 5,100 jobs so far this year, the company said in a fili...
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Autumn Harvest offers free fall funOct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Scarecrows, and ponies, and hay rides, oh my. Those are just a few of the family activities that drive the success of Autumn Harvest in Arlington Heights each year. This...
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Top 10 reasons to visit Octoberfest this weekend in AntiochOct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - There are lots of good reasons to visit Antioch Sunday during the village's fourth annual OctoberFest. From noon to 7 p.m. at the bandshell downtown, the village will we...
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Briefs: You can help clean beachOct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Volunteers collected more than 350 pounds of debris along a three-quarter mile stretch of the Lake Michigan shoreline at Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve near Highland Park...