Des Plaines
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Motorola stock sinks on profit warningJan 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Schaumburg-based Motorola Inc. said Wednesday its fourth-quarter profits plunged 84 percent and next quarter could be worse, news that sent its stock into a free fall. M...
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Back on the iceJan 23, 2008 10:00 pm - It's not that he minds gravity so much, it's just that Josh Uster really prefers defying its laws. There's no sense staying earthbound when you can spin, flip and twirl ...
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Metal detectors the answer in U-46?Jan 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Elgin High School senior Zoe Marszalek knows her school uses hand-held metal detectors to find weapons, even cell phones, on students. Still, in four years, Marszalek ha...
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Elks Lodges to sponsor free orthopedic clinic for kids of all agesJan 23, 2008 10:00 pm - The Des Plaines Elks Lodge 1526 and Schaumburg-Elk Grove Elks Lodge 2423, in cooperation with the Illinois Elks Children's Care Program, will hold a free children's orth...
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Mt. Prospect works on disaster responseJan 23, 2008 10:00 pm - More communication and disaster preparedness is needed to reduce hardships like those Mount Prospect suffered during a severe August storm, according to a recently relea...
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Choose Scheurer over Bean in 8thJan 23, 2008 10:00 pm - The declining fortunes of working/middle class families is easily traced to the boilerplate and funds-driven politics embodied in 8th District incumbent Melissa Bean. Be...
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Q&A with Gene KryczkaJan 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Three candidates -- Peter Grant, Gene Kryczka and Steve Skinner -- are facing off in the Democratic primary Feb. 5 for District 1 Lake County Board. The winner will chal...
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Scheurer will lead on health careJan 23, 2008 10:00 pm - When comparing the two Democratic choices for 8th District Congress, Democrat Randi Scheurer offers the best choice concerning the long overdue overhaul of the American ...
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Derailment in Antioch delays commuter trainsJan 23, 2008 10:00 pm - A freight train derailment near Antioch early this morning caused delays on Metra but should be cleared by the afternoon rush hour, officials said. The freight train car...
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Witness: Suspect worked with handsJan 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Years after she'd had carpal tunnel surgery on her wrists, Diana Thames helped build a loft-style bed in the home of a friend, a woman said in court Wednesday -- doing s...