Des Plaines
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Hospice nurses climb ranks to become certified specialistsFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - • The Hospice of Northeastern Illinois, Barrington, announced that Mary Alice Burdett, Daneen Gorski-Adams, Valerie Lundvick and Yvonne Pickett, all members of its nursi...
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Palatine woman wins state honorFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - There are the ESPY awards on ESPN, and among education support personnel, there are the ESP awards -- which might as well be the Academy Awards. That's the way Joyce Sev...
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Sure, it's been a bad winter. But it's nowhere near a record-breaker yetFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - It may seem like one of the worst winters in recent years, but even the snow that closed down schools and businesses on Wednesday isn't enough to break a record yet. Th...
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Romantic dates and drinksFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Calling all amorous couples - get thee out on the town this Valentine's Day. Break away from the normal Thursday night commonalities and jumpstart your love life. While ...
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Auto show, suburbs share a century of growthFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - As rock music blares, Suzuki's Gene Brown revs his motorcycle onto the stage before a throng of media at the Chicago Auto Show Wednesday. But it's not the V-Strom 650 Br...
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Neighbor SportsFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Baseball/softball Hitting Bash:ŒFastball USA (Elmhurst) will hold a Presidents Day Hitting Bash from 9 a.m. to noon Feb. 18. It includes a three-hour hitting clinic plus...
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Arlington Heights residents honored for volunteerismFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - There are specific reasons why 11 Arlington Heights residents were honored over the weekend at the village's annual Hearts of Gold dinner. One helps children safely cros...
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Getting to know the new BHS principalFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Stephen McWilliams becomes Barrington High School's new principal in July, and he's not going to need much on-the-job training. McWilliams has not merely worked at the s...
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Once counted out, Alvarez gets big help from women, suburbsFeb 06, 2008 10:00 pm - It's 8 a.m. on the day after elections and some character Anita Alvarez hardly knows is calling her cell phone asking for a job. A few weeks ago, her press secretary, Sa...
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Blagojevich does irreparable damageFeb 06, 2008 10:00 pm - After a year of embarrassments and bickering, and with only days to go before real transportation problems came into play for working people, Gov. Blagojevich agreed to ...