Des Plaines
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News coverage missed the pointNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - On Oct. 27, I was part of a group of more than 5,000 people witnessing for peace at the federal building in downtown Chicago. I heard short speeches from Catholic and Pr...
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New tollway promises major changesNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - Frank D'Ambrosio will have one less reason to be late to work Monday morning when state officials open the new Veterans Memorial Tollway. The Lockport resident will no l...
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Technology test can help libraries stay in the loopNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - Lee Rainie is the director of the Pew Internet and American Life Project. According to the project's mission statement, "The Project aims to be an authoritative source o...
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Bond set in Palatine armed robberyNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - A convicted armed robber accused of doing it again was ordered held on $150,000 bond Saturday -- days after prosecutors say he snatched a shopper's purse while wielding ...
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State wants every gambler cardedNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - For years, critics have called the Illinois Gaming Board's self-exclusion program for problem gamblers a joke. The program invited gambling addicts to sign up to be excl...
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Lambs Farm to hold holiday arts and crafts fair in RosemontNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - The 27th annual Lambs Farm Holiday Arts and Crafts Extravaganza will take place Nov. 29 to Dec. 2 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont. The show will ...
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Thorns, a bad toe, and some big ratsNov 09, 2007 10:00 pm - During my first two days in Mexico the rain completely soaked my shoes. I decided to wear sandals the next day. At about noon one of my bags came loose and I stopped to ...
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Good Dist. 211 compromise?Nov 09, 2007 10:00 pm - The teachers union and administration in Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 are calling the new teachers contract a compromise. Granted, it's a compromise stru...
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Religion -- Special eventsNov 09, 2007 10:00 pm - Special service at Huntley church: First Congregational Church of Huntley will hold a contemporary service at 5 p.m. today. The service will feature praise and worship m...
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Suburban woman arrested after driving off without 5-year-oldNov 09, 2007 10:00 pm - A Carpentersville woman is facing a child endangerment charge after police said she lost track of one of her children while in a Hoffman Estates business and drove off w...