Des Plaines
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The briefs: Voter registration deadline nearsDec 26, 2007 10:00 pm - The deadline to register to vote in the Feb. 5 primary is Jan. 8. For details on how to register, check your county clerk's or election commission's Web site for more in...
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Congress has worse issues than steroidsDec 26, 2007 10:00 pm - Can someone tell me what's wrong with our elected representatives? Our country is in a downhill slide. Inflation is setting in. We have immigration problems of great ma...
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Family, police still have no answers on missing Des Plaines womanDec 26, 2007 10:00 pm - The last three nights haven't brought much sleep for Dignesh Solanki, as he awaits word on his missing wife. On Wednesday, the Des Plaines man gazed through bloodshot ey...
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Palatine cops looking for man who held knife to throat of 12-year-oldDec 26, 2007 10:00 pm - Palatine police are looking for a man who robbed a gas station on Christmas Day and held a knife to a young boy's throat. Around 11:45 a.m., police say a man walked into...
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Pedestrian struck by car, killed in Des PlainesDec 26, 2007 10:00 pm - An elderly man died after he was hit by a car apparently while he tried to cross a busy thoroughfare in Des Plaines, authorities said Wednesday. The crash took place abo...
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State honors local environmentalistsDec 26, 2007 10:00 pm - Frank Orto and the River Prairie Group Water Sentinels have done a lot to help clean up DuPage County rivers, but the chairman of the group -- which will receive an awar...
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Cops: Crash victim was fleeing crime sceneDec 26, 2007 10:00 pm - A Naperville man who was hit by a truck while on I-294 on foot early Wednesday morning was actually fleeing the scene of a stabbing in Des Plaines, police said. The man,...
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Immigration the hot topic in the 8thDec 26, 2007 10:00 pm - Just as the war in Iraq was the top issue in congressional races two years ago, illegal immigration is among the hottest topics on campaign trails across the nation toda...
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Volunteer opportunitiesDec 26, 2007 10:00 pm - For more opportunities, see the Volunteer Center Web site, www.volunteerinfo.net. You can make a difference and help the community in which you live and work. The V...
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Local zoos are safe, officials stressDec 26, 2007 10:00 pm - Lincoln Park Zoo literature promises visitors a "perfect afternoon" lunching at the outdoor Big Cat Cafe, which offers a bird's-eye view of lounging lions and tigers. A ...