Des Plaines
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Movers and ShakersAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Darren Szrom was appointed vice president of marketing and communication at the Schaumburg-based Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute. He has extensive experience in...
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Here's what we hear when people drop off their felinesAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - I would like to share with you my "Top Ten" List of excuses we hear at the Buddy Foundation regarding why people give up their animals. All of the reasons are dishearten...
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'We can't keep living like this'Aug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - As mosquitoes buzz around him, Bob LeMay dips a 7-gallon jug into his neighbor's pool and watches it fill with greenish water. He lugs the heavy container back home and...
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Cops get craftier about catching speeders -- who get craftier about dodging trapsAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Jostling to pull in front of each other in the territorial fight over the open road, suburban drivers and police are often locked in a battle of wits. Now, they are find...
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Take on the TickerAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Nancy Coutu is founder of Money Manager Advisory Inc., Oak Brook The Bank of America and three other banks borrowed about $500 million from the Federal Reserve Bank last...
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Big finish for Dembkowski?Aug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Lauren Dembkowski has seen it all in her three years starting for the Hersey varsity volleyball team. Now she will be seen as the Huskies' most prominent player as she...
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Mount Prospect apartment heavily damaged by fireAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Fire destroyed a Mount Prospect apartment Saturday morning, officials said. Mount Prospect firefighters were called to 1713 Chariot Court at 8:33 a.m. and found fire com...
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Des Plaines River once vital to life, livelihoodsAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - For most commuters traveling across Lake County, the Des Plaines River gets nary a glance. Much of the view is obscured by its tree-lined shores or bridges. These days t...
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Weathering the storm, enduring its aftermathAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - The mail gets through Phil Koerner pulled on boots, grabbed his satchel and waded down one of Des Plaines' most water-logged streets. The four dozen homes along Big Bend...
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Pork plays its own politicsAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Nearly six years ago, officials with Lazarus House planned a new St. Charles shelter keyed on $50,000 from the state. But then Gov. Rod Blagojevich was el...