Des Plaines
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Residents want help to stem flooding problemsSep 11, 2007 11:00 pm - Although the majority of Buffalo Grove weathered the Aug. 23 storms fairly well, a few residents had to deal with flooding problems. Several residents from Beechwood an...
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National Merit semifinalists announcedSep 11, 2007 11:00 pm - Northwest suburban high school students were among 16,000 nationwide named today as National Merit Scholarship finalists. These high school seniors now have an opportuni...
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Stroger faces questions on health care, taxesSep 11, 2007 11:00 pm - Des Plaines resident Barbara Carbonara and her daughter asked Cook County Board President Todd Stroger whether the county-run hospital offered free care. Typically found...
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Prospect on right end of "surprising" marginSep 11, 2007 11:00 pm - For the last two seasons, the fight for the girls swimming championship in the Mid-Suburban East division has been intense. So intense that four of the six teams in the...
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Six years after Sept. 11, Illinois ready for disasterSep 11, 2007 11:00 pm - The last time Sept. 11 fell on a Tuesday, Col. Jill Morgenthaler was driving to work at Argonne National Laboratories when she learned of the first strike on the World T...
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The value of living in Elk GroveSep 11, 2007 11:00 pm - Elk Grove Village offers its residents the lowest taxes compared to nearby suburbs according to a study presented to the board on Tuesday. The village's neighboring town...
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Nicole Brown Simpson's sister speaks at WINGS galaSep 11, 2007 11:00 pm - If there was a poster child for victims of domestic abuse, it would be Denise Brown, whose sister Nicole Brown Simpson was murdered in 1994, in front of Simpson's Brentw...
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Less mass transit will mean more time on roadSep 11, 2007 11:00 pm - The connection is not hard to see: Fewer residents opting to carpool or take buses and trains equals more time on the road for suburbanites inching to work in their cars...
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Stevenson High School notesSep 11, 2007 11:00 pm - Debater qualifies: Senior Jordan Stone finished sixth at the National Forensics League's national championship in June, making him only the second Stevenson debater to f...
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Froehlich challenger arises in 56th Dist. raceSep 11, 2007 11:00 pm - With nearly 14 months left before the general election, another Democrat is in and a Republican is out of the race against newly Democratic state Rep. Paul Froehlich for...