Des Plaines
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Dist. 211 superintendent announces he'll step down earlyJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 Superintendent Roger Thornton will retire at the end of 2008, six months before the end of his contract. Thornton, 63, submi...
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Teacher stabbed at Elgin HighJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - An Elgin High School teacher was stabbed by a 16-year-old student Friday in a classroom, officials said. Carolyn Gilbert, 50, was stabbed multiple times in the upper bod...
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Pathologist doubts time of victim's deathJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - A pathologist who reviewed reports on the death of Cindy Wolosick is reaching different conclusions than the deputy medical examiner who performed her autopsy. The testi...
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A double standard on controversyJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - I noted in your Dec 31 headlines, you listed Jerry Falwell as controversial, but you did not label Kurt Vonnegut as controversial. Although Jerry Falwell made mistakes, ...
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Barbecue amid a sci-fi schemeJan 17, 2008 10:00 pm - Opened last spring in the newly renovated atrium of the Hyatt Regency O'Hare, O'H American Grill looks like something out of a science-fiction movie. An illuminated glas...
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Nightspot samplerJan 17, 2008 10:00 pm - Here is a look at some of the nightspots visited during the past year by the Daily Herald and Beep. Information in this listing is subject to change, so it's a good idea...
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Spill closes Route 59Jan 17, 2008 10:00 pm - Route 59 in Bartlett was closed for about three hours Thursday after a diesel fuel spill. Bartlett police said Martin Gutierrez of Buffalo Grove was driving a tanker tru...
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Expert slams forensic work in Palatine woman's murderJan 17, 2008 10:00 pm - A forensic scientist who reviewed the investigation of a grisly 2005 Palatine murder said some testing done at the crime scene was "incomplete and insufficient" and said...
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Intercontinental books pharmacistsJan 17, 2008 10:00 pm - ROSEMONT -- The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, based in Bethesda, Md., with 30,000 members nationwide, is the first group to book The InterContinental Ch...
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Des Plaines mayor tells of new redevelopment planJan 17, 2008 10:00 pm - Des Plaines Mayor Tony Arredia said he has hopes of reversing the fortune of the city's biggest money-losing special taxing district. Arredia, who made his comments Thur...