Des Plaines
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Des Plaines Public Library notesDec 09, 2007 10:00 pm - For more information, call (847) 827-5551. Programs are free and open to the public. Advance registration is required for most activities. (R) Register at the Registrati...
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Aluminum vs. wood bats: A difference in safety?Dec 09, 2007 10:00 pm - Go ahead and ask Brian Marquardt what he thinks about the danger of aluminum bats. Actually, just look at the scar across his head. The 19-year-old from Wo...
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'Acts of kindness' aid seniorsDec 09, 2007 10:00 pm - Sophia Bobin of Arlington Heights looks forward to the mundane outdoor chores of homeownership, such as raking leaves, cleaning out gutters and bringing in lawn furnitur...
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State making English learners take same standardized tests as prosDec 09, 2007 10:00 pm - Students new to English will take the same state tests as their English-speaking peers this year. The switch, ordered by the Illinois State Board of Education, could sin...
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Should libraries restrict kids' access to videos?Dec 09, 2007 10:00 pm - At libraries throughout the suburbs, children can check out copies of the bloody World War II film "Saving Private Ryan," episodes of the violent crime drama "The Sopran...
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Ban would be better for young athletes in trainingDec 09, 2007 10:00 pm - I believe that aluminum bats being banned would allow for young hitters to learn a more professional style of hitting. Too many young hitters get into bad habits swingin...
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Chicago Archdiocese on a recruitment missionDec 09, 2007 10:00 pm - Over the past seven years, the Chicago Archdiocese suffered a dire drop in recruitment for the priesthood. Sex scandals rocking the church nationally fed the local decli...
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Beavers' race charge unfoundedDec 09, 2007 10:00 pm - How dare Cook County Commissioner William Beavers insinuate the reason the tax hike failed is racially motivated. What infuriates me most is, has Beavers forgotten that ...
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Palatine man charged with abusing teenDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - A Palatine man who police say fondled a teen girl in an apartment building laundry room was in court Saturday on a charge of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, a Class 2 ...
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Des Plaines man killed after driving SUV into ice-covered pondDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - A 57-year-old Des Plaines man died Saturday after his sport-utility vehicle swerved off the road and plunged into an ice-covered pond in a Des Plaines industrial park, p...