Des Plaines
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Relax parents: It's not sex, drugsAug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- So you're between the ages of 13 and 24. What makes you happy? A worried, weary parent might imagine the answer to sound something like this: Sex, drugs, a l...
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Road work at fairgrounds site get OKAug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - Another in a series of steps needed to transform a long-time Lake County farm into a new fairgrounds site has been enthusiastically approved by the Lake County board. Th...
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Briefs: Schaumburg woman diesAug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - A Schaumburg woman was killed about 1:45 p.m. Saturday after police said she jumped from an open window on the 41st floor of a high rise on the 600 block of West Irving ...
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Metra needs money to keep runningAug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - So ridership keeps going up on Metra and more and more suburban commuters are opting for trains rather than cars in this era of high gas prices and increasing road conge...
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The more the Chicago mob changes, the more it stays the sameAug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - "Here is the difference between Dante, Milton, and me. They wrote about Hell and never saw the place. I wrote about Chicago after looking the town over for years and yea...
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Local caterer growing into new locationAug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - Dave Esau has seen life from both sides of the tracks. Right now, he feels he is on the right track. Esau opened his popular catering establishment, Dave's Specialty Foo...
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Jewel card going digital for more savingsAug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - Lisle-based Concept Shopping Inc. (www.conceptshopping.com) is behind your Jewel-Osco Preferred Customer card. That's the plastic card you use at the check-out register...
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Oh, my aching packAug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - Aching shoulders. Sore backs. Tired legs. Yep, school's back in session. As suburban children pack their books into freshly bought school bags, health officials and sta...
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Luna rolls out red carpet with new storesAug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - Competition just got tougher for the Empire Man. Bellwood-based Luna Carpet, a 49-year-old family-owned flooring company, is expected to announce today plans to open fou...
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Vick just chose the wrong enterpriseAug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - Pity poor Michael Vick. If he had only started an abortion clinic instead of a dog-fighting ring he would still be playing football today. In fact he would probably be v...