Des Plaines
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Lobby for NCLB improvementsSep 04, 2007 11:00 pm - Lobby for NCLB improvements Many people and groups have opinions about public schools. A majority want improvements from their local schools but have concerns about payi...
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Once a skater, always a skaterSep 04, 2007 11:00 pm - View our video presentation They say it gets into your blood. Trying it for the first time can be scary. Or thrilling. Sometimes even clumsy. No wonder it's mostl...
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Neighbor SportsSep 04, 2007 11:00 pm - Baseball Bulldog tryouts: Bulldog Baseball will hold tryouts for the 2008 season on Sunday at Redmond Recreational Complex in Bensenville at the following times: 10U, 1 ...
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Walgreens reports August sales up 10 percentSep 04, 2007 11:00 pm - Walgreens had August sales of $4.62 billion, an increase of 10.3 percent from $4.19 billion for the same month in 2006, the Deerfield-based company reported today. Sales...
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Landmark Palatine cafe cooking on borrowed timeSep 04, 2007 11:00 pm - A landmark suburban restaurant could be torn down under a plan to redevelop a busy corner in Palatine. Brandt's Little Café, known for some of the best burgers around, w...
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Mount Prospect sales tax rate going to 8.75 percentSep 04, 2007 11:00 pm - Mount Prospect village board members were expected to wait at least one more meeting before voting on raising the home-rule sales tax. Instead, trustees Tuesday, influen...
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FEMA: Storm damage needs proper documentationSep 04, 2007 11:00 pm - People cleaning up after high flood waters and storms are being asked to make sure they properly document the damage to their property. Aric Schmidt, a spokesman for th...
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Battling backSep 04, 2007 11:00 pm - On Aug. 23, Mother Nature threw everything she could at the village of Mount Prospect. Rain, high winds, flooding. Falling trees snapped power lines, darkening homes, si...
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Killer slips Elgin mental centerSep 04, 2007 11:00 pm - A convicted killer escaped Monday evening from the Elgin Mental Health Center by using a visitors pass, police said. Tolbert Walls, 31, whose last known address was on t...
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Why FEMA is here now, not weeks agoSep 04, 2007 11:00 pm - Most of the cleanup from the Aug. 23 storm was done days ago, but the Federal Emergency Management Agency began touring the Chicago suburbs Tuesday to assess damage. Sti...