Des Plaines
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Baseball training center may expandOct 15, 2007 11:00 pm - A popular suburban athletic facility would expand to Mundelein under a plan before village officials. Owners of the Joy of the Game Baseball and Softball Academy, 1455 B...
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Far East bluesOct 15, 2007 11:00 pm - From a nondescript house in a quiet Des Plaines neighborhood, Shun Kikuta can be heard playing his guitar. Walk down the sidewalk and you can hear the music f...
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Dist. 211 teachers reject contract offer, authorize strike papersOct 15, 2007 11:00 pm - The Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 teachers union Monday rejected a one-year contract offer and voted to file intent-to-strike documents. "Not many people ...
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Elgin officials reject Villa Olivia proposalOct 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Elgin planning commission members Monday night voted against a proposed development at the Villa Olivia Country Club. The plan called for 96 houses, 279 townhouses and m...
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Board to hear health bureau optionsOct 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Cook County commissioners will get their first look today at a report by President Todd Stroger's blue-ribbon panel formed to assess options with the county health burea...
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Trial may be delayed by lab resultsOct 15, 2007 11:00 pm - An unexpected delay might push back the trial of one of two Elgin men charged in the murder of Streamwood teen Anthony Brown. Daniel Vargas' trial is still set to begin ...
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Elgin-area teachers reject 3-year dealOct 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46 teachers rejected a tentative three-year deal between the union and the school board Monday night, setting the stage for a return to the ...
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Patriot Guard surprises Palatine MarineOct 15, 2007 11:00 pm - He thought they were stopping at the Des Plaines Oasis for food. But as Lance Cpl. Jeff Francis pulled in, flags lined the road and about 20 Patriot Guard Riders s...
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Roberts in spotlight; Gurnee, Vernon Hills plan tryoutsOct 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Only two men have guided the varsity football fortunes at Buffalo Grove since the high school played its first game in 1973. Grant Blaney was No. 1 and directed the pro...
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Rumors keep 240 away from ProspectOct 15, 2007 11:00 pm - The days of spreading rumors only behind cupped hands in school hallways are over. Thanks to e-mail, text messaging and cell phones, it took one day for gossip to bloom ...