Des Plaines
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Briefs: Rohm and Haas get safety honorNov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - ELGIN -- The board of directors for Rohm and Haas, a manufacturer of specialty chemicals used in construction and electronics, recently awarded its Elgin branch the comp...
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Palatine man takes on credit card restrictionsNov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - Credit cards are getting a workout this holiday season, but a Palatine man is campaigning against some stores that he says are placing unfair restrictions on purchases. ...
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Holiday eventsNov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - Today Barrington: Tree lighting at 4:45 p.m. at Cook and Main streets in downtown Barrington. The entire event, with carriage rides and Santa, will from 3 to 6 p.m. Moun...
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Don't miss chance to restore countryNov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - As a subscriber of the Daily Herald for years, I don't miss any comments in our Fencepost (my interest in other people's feelings.) Here are my concerns: A. The COLA inc...
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Cook County still without a budgetNov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - Cook County commissioners Friday overwhelmingly shot down a proposal calling for 7 percent across-the-board cuts in county offices -- a result that jibed with the pleas ...
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Brust, Bradley overcome tragedy to make tourney runNov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - Tragedy made Stephen Brust wonder if he would even play a final season of collegiate soccer. A series of dramatic triumphs has the former Hersey High School star wonderi...
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Wheeling 61, Prospect 37Nov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - Just three days after a superb effort to hold Fremd to 17 points, the Wheeling girls basketball team flaunted its defensive skills again Friday night. The host Wildcats ...
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Cook County soap boxNov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - The secret's out We all like our hometowns, but it's always nice to get validation from outsiders. Businessweek.com is lauding Barrington (25th) and Buffalo Grove (30th)...
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Mount Prospect parade canceled due to ice storm fearsNov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - Mount Prospect has canceled today's holiday parade due to predicted ice storms, village officials said Friday. The parade had been scheduled to step off at 5 p.m., begi...
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Police were trailing jewelry thievesNov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - Prosecutors on Friday told a judge that five people stole $800,000 worth of jewelry outside a downtown Arlington Heights store on Wednesday when they attacked a jewelry ...