Des Plaines
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River recognitionAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - River Days will roll again this weekend, honoring the Des Plaines River and its rich history. Starting with a Door County, Wis.-style fish boil on Friday, the eighth-an...
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Aldermen vote to restrict lighted billboardsAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Haunted by the previous council's OK of a billboard that abuts a residential area, Des Plaines aldermen late Monday voted to limit billboard lighting and direct staff to...
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LaSalle employees warn of ripples from merger layoffsAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - More than 10,500 jobs in Cook, Lake, DuPage and Will counties -- including about 4,150 at LaSalle Bank -- could be eliminated in the next two years with its purchase by ...
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Police earn award for seat-belt challengeAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Mount Prospect's new traffic unit is already garnering honors. Dennis Anderson, traffic safety liaison with the Illinois Department of Transportation, handed Sgt. Mike ...
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Why is Ryan still free?Aug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - With little left to rule on now that an appellate court has taken over her case, U.S. District Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer was left Wednesday to attend to the menial details...
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The river's rising edge, "There is no stopping it"Aug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - SALEM, Wis. -- Water blankets the yard, making an island of the ranch home on this quiet street. "No trespassing" signs warn against visitors in the garage, n...
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A Styrofoam LincolnAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Fran Volz has carved out a niche as a snow sculptor. Now he is staking out uncharted territory in an entirely new -- and less ephemeral -- medium. In the process, he has...
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Third defendant testifies at mob trialAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Former Chicago police officer Anthony Doyle took the stand Wednesday to deny he ever helped the mob by passing along sensitive information about a mob murder. Doyle, wh...
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Get out, even if it hurts a littleAug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. I have been friends with "Jen" for 15 years. Over the last few years, and particularly in recent months, I have come to realize that Jen is not a very good friend. W...
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Woman's tale shows how close we are to pastAug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - It would be interesting if every time we passed a McMansion in Arlington Heights, we were to consider that that home with its five bathrooms is only four degrees of sepa...