Des Plaines
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In the 'spot' light: Pets make it big on WCIUNov 12, 2007 10:00 pm - My son scanned the "dog-dition" waiting room and declared, "We're doomed." A large boxer sat attentively at his owner's feet. A shi-tzu stretched out nearby. ...
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Students shine on stage 'Bigger Than Life'Nov 12, 2007 10:00 pm - Hersey High School English teacher Lara Becker teaches acting among her class load, and it occurred to her that her underclassmen students needed a vehicle to get their ...
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Barrington leaders keep eye on rail saleNov 12, 2007 10:00 pm - With the sale of one of the major railways through the Barrington area now a possible reality, the community is making sure its concerns are heard. Canadian National Rai...
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New studio combines dance, fitness and the theater artsNov 12, 2007 10:00 pm - In opening a dance studio, Susan Ross wanted someplace with a downtown, artsy look instead of a sterile strip mall location. Earlier this fall, Ross opened Midwest Dance...
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Plant science faces Harper axNov 12, 2007 10:00 pm - The V Building on Harper College's campus is bursting with vegetation. Hundreds of plant species are growing in the greenhouse. In one room, silk flowers are stacked to ...
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United workers picketNov 12, 2007 10:00 pm - About 20 United Airline pilots and flight attendants staged another picket Monday, this time in front of Motorola's headquarters in Schaumburg. Motorola is one of United...
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Blagojevich's health-care expansion getting hard lookNov 12, 2007 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A panel of lawmakers today could decide the fate of Gov. Rod Blagojevich's unilateral attempt to expand health care to thousands of additional families, a...
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Streamwood pool may have seen last lapNov 12, 2007 10:00 pm - The age of Aquarius could be over for the Streamwood Park District. The park board is expected to vote tonight on whether to give its aging Aquarius pool one more reprie...
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Distinguished career in Cook County forest districtNov 12, 2007 10:00 pm - John O. Gabhart ~ 1937-2007 Family members of John O. Gabhart always said he moved from the small farming community of Spencer, Iowa, to the big city of Chicago, but he ...
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Mount Prospect Public Library notesNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - eBay Selling Basics -- An Overview: Learn the secrets to being an eBay "Power Seller" at 7:30 p.m. today, during this insightful 90-minute presentation led by Jack W...