Des Plaines
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Des Plaines moves in on Miner StreetNov 21, 2007 10:00 pm - Des Plaines has started to "land bank" Miner Street property downtown for future development. Aldermen this week unanimously approved plans to buy 1486 Miner St., which...
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Briefs: Bank robber soughtNov 21, 2007 10:00 pm - Palatine police and the FBI are looking for a man who held up a U.S. Bank on Tuesday evening. Authorities say that at 5:24 p.m., a lone man entered the branch at 1586 N....
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Wild victory for KnightsNov 21, 2007 10:00 pm - John Camardella will remember his first varsity coaching victory for a long time. Years from now, the Prospect basketball coach will remember it perhaps more for the way...
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Fremd senior aims to fill up food pantryNov 21, 2007 10:00 pm - Over the summer, Kellie Kinsella again heard about food shortages at the Palatine Township Food Pantry. The news wasn't anything new, but Kinsella and her father, Kevin,...
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U-46 schools get gold starsNov 21, 2007 10:00 pm - Northern Illinois University and the Illinois State Board of Education have recognized 33 of 53 Elgin Area School District U-46 schools for academic improvement and achi...
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Former professor sentencedNov 21, 2007 10:00 pm - A former professor accused of providing money to Hamas terrorists was sentenced Wednesday in Chicago to more than 11 years in prison and fined $5,000 for refusing to tes...
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Cancer survivors to get day of free spa servicesNov 21, 2007 10:00 pm - Barbara Paget is a big example of how one, little ol' person can make a difference. She took it upon herself to help change the world on behalf of cancer survivors. Page...
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Brief Pace bus strike ends -- for nowNov 21, 2007 10:00 pm - A Wednesday strike by suburban bus drivers was short-lived, but Northwest Cook County riders have no guarantee they won't get left in the cold again as negotiati...
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It's all downhill from here: Sledding and tobogganing in suburbsNov 21, 2007 10:00 pm - Here's a sampling of where to find sledding and tobogganing in the suburbs. DuPage County Bloomingdale Bloomingdale Park District offers sledding at Westlake Park, 307 E...
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Firefighters gather yearly for somber holiday traditionNov 21, 2007 10:00 pm - Losing a friend and fellow firefighter last August made the annual Schaumburg Fire Department Thanksgiving Memorial Service even harder for Capt. Robert Levin. "Each yea...