Des Plaines
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Palatine townhouses up for auctionDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - Rick Levin & Associates, Inc., a Chicago-based real estate auction marketing firm will conduct a real estate auction of eight new townhouses in Palatine. The auction w...
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Vandals take out holiday displayDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - As a no-holds-barred holiday decorator whose house has taken first prize in prior local contests, Phillip O'Brill is no stranger to pranksters making light of his displa...
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Naperville company's elf site gains worldwide followingDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - You can Elf Yourself. Again. Office Max returns this year with the free Web site, www.ElfYourself.com, where you can scan in your photo, attach it to a dancing elf and s...
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Saw, grist mills a vital part of county's early growthDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - Between 1835 and 1839, 13 sawmills were built on the Des Plaines River and its tributaries throughout the Chicago region. However, the number of sawmills dwindled in the...
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Refresh your driving skills at AARP safety courseDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - The AARP Driver Safety Program consists of two four-hour days, and is a driving refresher for motorists age 50 and older; however, any licensed driver may attend. Regist...
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Fighting AIDS a world awayDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - Almost a world away from Zambia at a retirement home in Lincolnshire, volunteers spent Saturday assembling kits for caregivers of those infected with HIV in the African ...
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Maine W. can't stop MarianDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - Facing the No. 3 team in Class 4A without three-time all-area selection Brittany Begrowicz, Maine West's girls basketball team was dealt a mighty challenge Saturday afte...
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Naming all species was man's lifelong passionDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - Ever since college botany I have been fascinated by the work of Carl Linnaeus, the 18th century Swedish scientist who created a system for naming plants and animals. I w...
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Movers and shakersDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - The Foundation for Personal Financial Education named Hank Tajkowski, founder and president of Wealth Logic Solutions, chapter director in Chicago. Rational USA, Schaum...
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These Santas salute sailors with free Christmas treesNov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - For many of us, the holidays bring joy and cheerful spirits. But the time can also reinforce feelings of loneliness and isolation. So if improving the holidays for milit...