Des Plaines
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Des Plaines man to be sentenced for '75 abuseNov 02, 2007 11:00 pm - A Des Plaines man has admitted sexually abusing two sisters in Wisconsin during summer 1975. Ned N. Clesceri, 51, pleaded no contest this week to two charges of indecen...
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Briefs: Spiritual unity celebratedNov 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Today, more than 20 Des Plaines area faith-based groups and humanitarian organizations are celebrating the second annual Day of Spiritual Unity. Hosted by the Des Plaine...
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Builders turn to auctions as an alternativeNov 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Robert Lord builds stunning homes with million-dollar price tags. Generally the public does not even get to tour these homes because they are sold so quickly or built fo...
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Soapbox: Silly law; silly lawsuitNov 02, 2007 11:00 pm - It takes a highly elastic imagination to fathom just how the constitutional rights of Buffalo Grove atheist Robert Sherman or his daughter might be harmed by a newly req...
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Lawson stocks dip on earningsNov 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Des Plaines-based Lawson Products Inc. announced this week a 22 percent decrease in third quarter earnings, hampered by severance costs, higher overall product costs and...
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A new police unit? War on a beetle? Palatine preps for '08Nov 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Creating a police traffic unit, significant street resurfacing and preparing for the emerald ash borer are some of the major projects in store for Palatine next year. Th...
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NBC5 ordered to keep witness notesNov 02, 2007 11:00 pm - A Cook County judge Friday ordered NBC5 to preserve all notes and footage related to an interview with Anne Lockett, the former girlfriend of the man set to stand trial ...
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Briefs: Dismissal a shockerNov 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Dismissal a shocker A federal magistrate judge reversed herself Friday and dismissed charges against a man who had been accused of firing shots at a Metra train. U.S. Ma...
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Stand defines Pirates' returnNov 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Palatine's defining moment arrived with 3½ minutes to play Friday night. Mighty Mt. Carmel had a fourth-and-goal with the Pirates' defense backed up just 3 yards from th...
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Doomsday delayed: Transportation officials agree to borrowing planNov 02, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Gov. Rod Blagojevich borrowed his way out of a looming mass transit meltdown Friday, buying a few more weeks to find consensus on a long-term financial fi...