Des Plaines
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More cheering in store for weekendFeb 08, 2008 10:00 pm - The Prairie Capital Center in Springfield will be a happening place this weekend, when as many as 130 cheerleading teams descend on the arena for the Illinois Cheerlea...
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Hoffman Estates mom-to-be wins a room from 'The View'Feb 08, 2008 10:00 pm - What's with the connection between Hoffman Estates and "The View," TV's infamous daytime gabfest? Last year, Hoffman resident Sherri Shepherd joined the ABC morning sho...
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The answers to your snow sculpting questionsFeb 08, 2008 10:00 pm - True, the sculptures rising from blocks of snow at Randhurst Shopping Center in Mount Prospect tend to leave people speechless. But when we approached people Friday to s...
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Saturday Soapbox: When quantity mattersFeb 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Seems the students at Elgin School District U-46's Gifford Street High School have found themselves on an unplanned diet. The district is now addressing complaints that ...
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Police bust Hoffman Estates pot operationFeb 08, 2008 10:00 pm - A Hoffman Estates man has been charged after police said they found a sophisticated marijuana growing operation inside his apartment. Adam McElroy, 22, of 2060 Hassell R...
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Vallas mum on political futureFeb 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Former governor candidate and Chicago Public Schools chief Paul Vallas returned to town recently to talk education reform -- but not politics. Vallas side-stepped a ques...
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Bean, Kirk host open house on rail saleFeb 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Suburban residents will have another chance next week to tell lawmakers how they feel about the proposed sale of the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co. The Suburban Tra...
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Cunneen devoted to helping children and familiesFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Two years ago, officials with The Bridge Youth & Family Services paused during their spring benefit to recognize a significant milestone: their longtime executive direct...
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Briefs: Buffalo Grove police seek robberFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - A man displayed a handgun in a Buffalo Grove convenience store Wednesday, but he left without taking anything, police said. The man entered the Buffalo Grove Pantry, 233...
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U-46 gets to the 'middle' of No Child Left BehindFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Dozens of Elgin Area School District U-46 parents gathered at Elgin High School Thursday to hear about the plight of the average student. District data consultant Ed DeY...