Des Plaines
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Amtrak sees record ridership, despite funding issuesSep 09, 2007 11:00 pm - ABOARD AMTRAK'S LINCOLN SERVICE -- The Illinois cornfields whizzing past Mark Hardacre's view from the Amtrak cafe car had nothing on the memorable splendor the Australi...
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Homeless man charged with murderSep 09, 2007 11:00 pm - A homeless man is charged with two counts of first degree murder in the death of a man in Hanover Park, police said Saturday. Antonio Pacheco, 33, is charged in the murd...
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St. James addition work beginsSep 09, 2007 11:00 pm - The waiting isn't completely over for St. James School in Arlington Heights. But shovels were in the ground Sunday for the new St. James School and Formation Center. The...
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Super mom's super blogSep 09, 2007 11:00 pm - The list of producers reads like a who's who in network television. Good Morning America, CNN, FOX News, CBS and WMAQ-TV are just the latest to try to book an interview ...
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No perfect seasonSep 09, 2007 11:00 pm - Best bite: Take heart, North Siders. The Cubs scored more runs Sunday than the Bears scored points. That's some sort of moral victory, right? Worst bite: The Bears' err-...
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Mt. Prospect storm response first rateSep 09, 2007 11:00 pm - To the editor: On Aug. 23, our area was ravaged by a severe storm with damaging winds. The rainfall was extreme and tornado-like winds toppled trees, taking wires with t...
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Web sites affordable for small businessesSep 09, 2007 11:00 pm - Dave Beasley of Buffalo Grove, a Web designer and owner of DB Consulting Group Inc. (www.dbcginfo.com), believes small businesses should take advantage of the Internet, ...
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U-46 superintendent taking medical leave of absenceSep 09, 2007 11:00 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46 Superintendent Connie Neale will take a medical leave of absence starting Sept. 21, district officials said this afternoon. Neale is taki...
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Severe weather brings home fact you need plan for petSep 09, 2007 11:00 pm - Since this is my first Buddy Beat column, I would like to introduce myself. I'm a founding member and was the first president of the Buddy Foundation. I thought about se...
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Demolition begins on historic schoolhouse in Hoffman EstatesSep 09, 2007 11:00 pm - Within a matter of hours, the historic Lindbergh schoolhouse in Hoffman Estates will be just that - history. Demolition has begun on the 78-year-old schoolhouse, with a ...