Des Plaines
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Endorsement: Water Reclamation DistrictJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Change has become a buzzword in this election cycle, but sometimes change takes a long time to happen. So it is with the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District. The Tun...
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North Barrington trustee steps downJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - North Barrington Village Trustee Rick Contorno is stepping down from the board nearly three years into his first term. Village President Bruce Sauer said Contorno, a fin...
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New principal picked for Buffalo Grove HighJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Carol Burlinski was named the new principal of Buffalo Grove High School at Thursday's school board meeting. The Northwest Suburban High School District 214 school board...
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Neighbor SportsJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Baseball, softball Hitting clinic: Professionals at The Sports Academy, 355 Hastings Drive, Buffalo Grove (in Chevy Chase Business Park) will work with athletes on aspec...
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Refresh driving skills at safety courseJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - The AARP Driver Safety Program consists of two four-hour days and is a driving refresher for motorists age 50 and older; however, any licensed driver may attend. Registr...
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No tickets issued in crash with Schaumburg copJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - A turning school bus apparently blocked the vision of both a Schaumburg police officer and a Lake Zurich woman whose vehicles collided in Hoffman Estates Wednesday morni...
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Rosemont Cavaliers drum and bugle corps changing directorsJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - The longtime director of the Rosemont Cavaliers, the most decorated drum and bugle corps in the nation during the last decade, has stepped down. After leading the all-m...
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Methode to lay off 125 area plant workersJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Methode Electronics Inc. said Thursday it will stop making one of its oldest products -- the simple plug-in connector with tiny prongs that mates with another connector ...
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Briefs:Derailment causes delaysJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - A freight train derailment near Antioch early Thursday caused temporary delays on Metra, officials said. The freight train carrying coal was headed to Green Bay, Wis., o...
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Suburb and city eventsJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Melodious Moor Acting out the tragedy of "Othello" is tough. Think how difficult it would be to sing it out in "Otello," Verdi's passionate 1887 opera adaptation of...