Des Plaines
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Grease fire at Arlington Heights restaurantJan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - A grease fire broke out at Boston Blackie's restaurant Saturday night, forcing customers out about 9 p.m. The Arlington Heights Fire Department was at the restaurant at...
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Retirement finds salesman after 70 years on the jobJan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Bruno Pinkos is a loyal man. He's been loyal to the Mount Prospect home he bought back in 1954. He still lives there. He has been loyal to his family, staying married to...
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Emotions decide if learning happensJan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - This is my last comment on the issue of schools and teaching. Mr. Bill Bishop states that "Emotions obscure School Finance 101." While the Herald may have presented in a...
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Bigger, stronger, faster -- over the counterJan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Anabolic steroids get the bulk of attention. Yet, the main focus of a new state drug testing program for high school athletes won't be illegal steroids, but the shakes, ...
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Stroger storiesJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Friends spoke fondly of John Stroger Friday, even those who opposed him politically. Their remembrances included stories of Stroger the man without regard to political i...
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Foreign trade hot topic for 8th District DemocratsJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean proudly supports free-trade agreements with Peru and other foreign nations, but her opponent in the upcoming Democratic primary said such deals ex...
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Stroger didn't forget suburbsJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Politically, John H. Stroger Jr. didn't have to care about the Northwest suburbs of the county he ran for 12 years. In fact, many voters in that area of Cook County did...
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Ex-prostitute details working life at hearingJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - A former prostitute described in detail Friday how she was recruited into the escort service Michael Spencer is accused of running. Her testimony took place during the 3...
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Hommerson guilty in deaths of Barrington Hills coupleJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - After nearly 12 years, justice caught up with Peter Hommerson on Friday night. The nine men and three woman on a Lake County jury deliberated about six hours before find...
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Immigration divides GOP Senate hopefulsJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The three Republicans vying for the U.S. Senate nomination all oppose amnesty programs for illegal immigrants but disagree on whether it's realistically p...