Des Plaines
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Teachers picket Dist. 211 meetingOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Under cloudy skies, more than 900 members of the Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 teachers union assembled outside Palatine High School, as the threat of a s...
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Briefs: Village backs fire contractOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Village backs fire contract Elk Grove Village trustees have approved a new five-year pact with the union representing its firefighters. The contract covers Elk Grove Vi...
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Shamrox are back in actionOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - For Chicago Shamrox fans, the game is on. Nine days after canceling the 2008 season, National League Lacrosse officials announced a long-term agreement with the players ...
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Student killed by train had 'kindest heart'Oct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Family and friends of 20-year-old David Hirsch of Hoffman Estates are mourning the loss of a kind, outgoing young man. The Illinois State University special education ma...
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Auction, baskets highlight women's dayOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Simple pleasures drive the success of the Palatine Women's Club annual charity luncheon and auction, namely an elegant bake sale, hundreds of themed baskets and a live a...
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Bush daughter delivers message of hopeOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - The recently engaged Jenna Bush's "something new" almost became her something misplaced. However, a domestic crisis was averted when she was reminded that she had left t...
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Dog walker gets inventiveOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Over the years, we've been forced to become more cognizant of picking up after our pets. While walking your furry friend, a bag is usually in one hand and the leash in t...
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Motorola investors, CEO see progressOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - While the mobile phone business dragged down Motorola and it considers some changes between its Chicago and Libertyville operations, Chief Executive Ed Zander says he wo...
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Hit it: Blues Bar pays tribute to Jake and ElwoodOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - "The Blues Brothers," the hit 1980 film that turned "Saturday Night Live" characters Jake and Elwood into pop-culture icons, has now inspired the Blues Bar, a new suburb...
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Go on, guess what this gourd weighsOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - If you're really good at guessing the weight of pumpkins, stop by Tommy's Italian Beef, Etc., in Mount Prospect before Saturday night. If you guess correctly, you'll re...