Des Plaines
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Libertyville firm heats up network video servicesJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - About six years ago, Joe Gaucher was sitting at his kitchen table with six colleagues. They weren't sharing a dinner. They were creating a company. Libertyville-based Vi...
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Taking a heavy tollJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Hunkered in her idling SUV outside the tollway's headquarters, Leslie Boudreau frantically sifts through papers that say she owes $4,619 for blowing $179.50 in tolls ove...
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10 facts about 8th Congressional District candidatesJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean is being challenged by activist Randi Scheurer in the Democratic primary for Illinois' 8th Congressional District seat. The two candidates will fa...
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Autism center opens to unite families, work with kidsJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - When her daughter Gillian was 2 years old, Kelly Weaver of Cary noticed something wasn't quite right. The child had disappeared into her own world and showed no interest...
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Volunteer works with mental health center that helped his familyJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Where do you turn if someone you love struggles with severe depression or anxiety, behavioral disorders, schizophrenia, self-injury or a developmental disability that pr...
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Congressional challengers pile on people in WashingtonJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Republican U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk didn't attend a candidates forum Saturday but Democrats Dan Seals and Jay Footlik kept his name in the spotlight. "Up until 2006, Mark Kir...
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Troops to get special deliveryJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - More than 40 pounds of deer jerky will be sent to troops at an Iraq hospital thanks to about 15 volunteers who gave up their Friday night to carve up a deer. ...
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Who's in 1st? They all areJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - The lessons of Iowa and strategy for New Hampshire and beyond? With New Hampshire's primary only two days away and the 22 primaries of Feb. 5 coming up fast, Illinois ba...
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A quirky party in praise of the kidneyJan 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Kidneys -- from beans to the organ -- will be in the spotlight at a suburban woman's bash tonight. Sharon Flood, 46, of Pingree Grove, is tossing the party for more than...
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Washington Mutual to close branchesJan 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Washington Mutual told employees Friday it intends to close 25 local branches and cut about 150 jobs. The cutbacks are scheduled to be made by mid-April and will leave W...