Des Plaines
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Elk Grove moves ahead with municipal complex planSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - The Elk Grove Village board this week unanimously approved a $30 million bond issue for the reconfiguration of its village hall. When the municipal complex is completed ...
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Dist. 220 students named National Merit semifinalists praisedSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - The Barrington Area Unit District 220 school board took time this month to honor some of the district's brightest students. Eleven members of the Class of 2008 were rece...
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Known for a cheerful spirit, can-do attitudeSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Motorists pass through the busy intersection of Higgins Road and Oakton Street in Elk Grove Village every day, never suspecting that a thriving mushroom farm lies in the...
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Little City residents to share harvest at festSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - A modest seed was planted in 1959 that grew into the Little City Foundation. The Palatine-based agency harvests services, programs and residential care for those with in...
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Winston taking part in Walk to School DaySep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Those who live near Winston Elementary School may notice a sea of green-clad kids walking to school on Wednesday. All students attending Winston Elementary have been ask...
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Woman's work earns recognition from groupSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Arlington Heights resident Katie Pope was the overall winner of the Barrington Orthopedic Specialists Values Award for the second quarter of 2007. Pope, a physician assi...
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Group says money for mass transit helps economySep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Just maintaining the region's bus and rail system will cost $1.7 billion a year. Add another billion dollars to that tab to expand the system as the population grows. B...
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Suburban bars have football on the brain all weekend longSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - True fans know that the best part about watching a pro or college football game (Bears, Illini anyone?) is the camaraderie. Not that having a few friends over for the ga...
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Buffalo Grove restaurant accused of allowing harassmentSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - A Buffalo Grove restaurant is facing a sexual harassment lawsuit after former employees charged that a cook made sexual comments and touched them inappropriately. The E...
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Briefs: Field offsets footprintsSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - The Field Museum in Chicago is offering a way visitors can purchase credits to offset the carbon emissions generated by traveling to the building. Starting Tuesday, visi...