Des Plaines
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Victim just trying to help, his family saysDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - Edgar Martinez, his brother says, was just being a friend when he became a victim. The 18-year-old father was run over Thursday night in Hoffman Estates by the ex-boyfri...
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Woman works to help to keep community safeDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - In the Midwest we do not experience the hurricanes that cause such devastation in the Southern and Eastern coastal states or the terrible mudslides and fires that destro...
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Leadership, not insults, needed at countyDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - The rhetoric of Cook County politics has never been particularly inspiring, but it reached Jerry Springer-like depths last week, as commissioners sought in vain ways to ...
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Environmentalism is killing us!Dec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - With the cost of a barrel of crude fast approaching $100 a barrel, I have to ask my fellow Americans when it will be enough for you to do something about it? While I am ...
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Unlike Old Maid, mom invents card game that sends positive messageDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - Twenty-five years ago when Mary Grace Crowley-Koch was playing the "Old Maid" card game with her young daughter, it dawned on her what a terrible message the popular gam...
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Pats' mistakes prove costlyDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - 'Tis the season for giving. According to Stevenson coach Trish Betthauser, that's exactly what her team did, as Mother McAuley defeated the Patriots 58-47 in the final r...
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New upscale children's boutique features handmade itemsDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - It's tough to keep the Hannah Montana and High School Musical handmade purses on the shelves at a new boutique at Deer Park Town Center. The bags by Pauz Notebagz, selli...
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Dinner and a show at MitsuwaDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - Hundreds of people crowded Saturday into Mitsuwa Marketplace in Arlington Heights. The draw? A rare chance to see a fresh 400-pound bluefin tuna carved into sashimi. Cam...
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Storm pelts suburbs with snow, iceDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - Motorists slipped and slid on hazardous roadways, hundreds of flights were canceled at two major Chicago airports, and thousands of people were without power Saturday as...
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Mobile health unit to visit Vernon Township MondayDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - Lake Forest Hospital's CareCoach is a mobile health unit that offers Lake County residents free medical care close to home. The CareCoach provides childhood immunization...