Des Plaines
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Many suburban college students are commuters, tooAug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Debra Cromie knew what she wanted -- and a dorm with a communal bathroom just wasn't it. She wanted the academic rigor of a college education. She wanted classes to prep...
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Mount Prospect trustee impressed with staffAug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Mount Prospect Trustee Tim Corcoran has taken some flak for a statement in Wednesday's paper in which he appears to suggest the village's storm damage was minor. Corcora...
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Luxury residences in Palatine, Des PlainesAug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Luxury residences with views abound at three R. Franczak & Associates' developments in northwest suburban Palatine and Des Plaines. The Preserve of Palatine includes 94 ...
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Briefs: Smoke alarms alert familyAug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - The Arlington Heights fire department battled a basement blaze Thursday night that left a house with $90,000 in damages. The fire, at 1441 W. St. James St., was called i...
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Lake Zurich 65, East Aurora 0Aug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - There haven't been too many occasions where the Lake Zurich football team has had to come back following a loss, but that is exactly where the Bears found themselves aft...
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Police beatAug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - The blotter Des Plaines • Schuyler Sherard Lauderdale, 25, 11127 S. Longwood Drive, Chicago, was arrested around 12:45 a.m. Aug. 22 and charged with possession of mariju...
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Was a phone call in order?Aug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Crystal Lake Elementary District 47 officials on Friday asked police to investigate possible violations of state child abuse reporting laws after a former teacher allege...
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Blackout helps fuel Fremd shutoutAug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - The raucous and sizable Fremd student section provided the blackout. "They're crazy," said Fremd senior linebacker Nick Hillard of his classmates adorned in black clothe...
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The why behind crime may never be fully answeredAug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - To anyone who knew her, and even those who did not, it was obvious Maggie Kamysz loved her daughter. Kamysz and 7-year-old Sydney were nearly inseparable, leaving home a...
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Only the storms could claim MaxAug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - The amazing reign of Max the goldfish is over. Max, a footlong behemoth of a fish who was about to turn 22 years old, died as a result of the four-day power outage that ...