Des Plaines
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'Double taxation' claims reverberate among Roselle fire district residentsDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Cries of double taxation are echoing throughout the Roselle Fire Protection District. Starting Jan. 1, about 11,000 residents living in unincorporated areas near Rosell...
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U-46 not banking on aid from SpringfieldDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - New desks and chairs aren't usually luxury items for Elgin Area School District U-46 students. They soon could be. Still waiting on upward of $6 million in promised sta...
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Movers and shakersDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Network Services Co., Mount Prospect, promoted Mike Johnson of Geneva to chief financial officer. Johnson previously served as vice president of finance and operations f...
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Library taxes worth every pennyDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Who loves to pay taxes? Nobody I know, but in the words of Benjamin Franklin, "'In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes." Looking back at...
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Schaumburg woman rescued from burning vehicle on EisenhowerDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - A Schaumburg woman was rescued from a burning vehicle Saturday morning on the Eisenhower Expressway. Illinois State Police Master Sgt. Tom Koch said the woman, 22-year-o...
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An 'overwhelming' welcome for one soldierDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - A North Barrington soldier received a hero's welcome Saturday, as he returned home from Baghdad for a 30-day leave. Army Spc. John Moran, 23, was greeted by Patriot Guar...
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Very special shopping spreeDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Sixteen Bloomingdale kids got the police ride of their short, little lives. Some of the village's most underprivileged arrived in front of the Meijer grocery store Satur...
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Girl Scouts explore science in special 'Eart, Sky and Beyond' programDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Three tablespoons of baking soda were added to a plastic bottle containing vinegar, liquid soap and red food coloring, causing a reddish pink material to ooze onto a car...
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Girl with brain tumor gets a special night at Hannah Montana concertDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - To say Brooke Bemont of St. Charles was on cloud nine or had Christmas early last weekend might be an understatement. The 10-year-old Munhall Elementary School student h...
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Church with narrow focus won't help parishioners grow in faithDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - By their very nature, big churches minister to people with widely varying spiritual, intellectual and emotional needs. If Bill Hybels, senior pastor of the 20,000-member...