Des Plaines
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New law meant to improve safety around damsOct 31, 2021 5:07 pm - Getting too close to your favorite suburban river dam now could cost you $2,500 and up to a year behind bars. New legislation signed Thursday by Gov. Rod Blagojevich cr...
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Limjoco, Palatine look brightOct 31, 2021 5:01 pm - Charlie Limjoco didn't see any bright side to a sudden delay in Thursday night's Cook County American Legion baseball tournament. The Palatine pitcher couldn't see much ...
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Elk Grove Township Clerk running for Senate seatOct 31, 2021 5:00 pm - Elk Grove Township Clerk Mike Sweeney announced Thursday he will seek the Republican nomination for the 33rd District senate seat won last year by Democrat Dan Kotowski....
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MySpace used to market Hoffman teen concertOct 31, 2021 5:00 pm - The Hoffman Estates Arts Commission has organized the village's highly successful summer concert series since 1999. This season, artists like Shirley King, daughter of b...
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Queen of Rosary says goodbye to pastorOct 31, 2021 4:59 pm - When the Rev. John P. Smyth was about to undergo open heart surgery, he teased his friend, the Rev. Arthur J. Fagan Jr., that he wouldn't expect him to give his eulogy i...
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Don't pull license when pulled overOct 31, 2021 5:01 pm - In Illinois, you need a license to drive. But you also need that license to board an airplane. Or to get a marriage license. There are occasions when you must show a dri...
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Is I-355 extension a miracle bridge?Oct 31, 2021 5:02 pm - w/photo and dewar chart> In about three months, about 53,000 cars each day will cross a massive new bridge built for the I-355 extension through Will County. The 1.3-mi...
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Rosemont police chief accused of excessive forceOct 31, 2021 5:02 pm - A couple is suing Rosemont Police Chief Donald E. Stephens III, the late mayor's namesake grandson, and two other officers, charging they used excessive force, including...
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Get cultureOct 31, 2021 5:01 pm - Field Museum of Natural History, 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago: "Evolving Planet." Takes visitors on a journey through 4 billion years of life on Earth -- from sing...
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Attitudes must shift on teen drinkingOct 31, 2021 5:01 pm - When it comes to teen drinking, there are a few common "solutions" that all miss the problem. A recent Daily Herald article on the alcohol-related deaths in Deerfield ma...