Elk Grove Village Lifestyle
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Des Plaines' Tap House makes impression with eclectic beer list, unique menuMay 27, 2014 5:15 am - Tap House Grill in Des Plaines offers a modern take on your neighborhood watering hole — comfortable, friendly and welcoming. While it is part of a chain, with nine ...
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Salt Creek cleanup planned in Elk GroveMay 26, 2014 1:01 am - A cleanup of Salt Creek in Elk Grove Village is scheduled for Saturday, June 7. Volunteers will be removing debris from the creek and adjacent land and depositing it at ...
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Tombstone in woods near Northbrook leads to tale of early suburbaniteMay 25, 2014 1:00 am - One of the first immigrants to live in the farmland northwest of Chicago, George Stahl Schnabele died on June 30, 1884, and was lowered into a grave so that he could res...
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Students seize chance to help orphans in MalawiMay 22, 2014 11:00 pm - Among Lori Fitzgerald's fourth-graders at Forest View Elementary School in Mount Prospect, students speak nearly a dozen different languages at home, but they find a com...
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Chorus earns regional championship trophyMay 22, 2014 11:00 pm - The Choral-Aires Chorus last weekend secured its 11th championship title in 12 years at the Sweet Adelines International Midwest Harmony Region 3 competition. With the ...
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Letter from the Editor: An inspired vow to cover suburban challengesMay 21, 2014 5:30 am - To our Readers: A week ago, we joined thousands of community leaders from across the Chicago area who got together in small groups to break bread and talk about improvin...
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For Illinois caretakers, raises are hard to come byMay 19, 2014 5:00 am - On the second night of the NFL draft, an Oakland Raiders pick from 40 years ago sat in a one-story house in Des Plaines with a wheelchair ramp out front, a home he's bot...
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The gift of wheels: Needy kids benefit from donated bikesMay 18, 2014 11:00 pm - Wayne Mikes, the second generation owner of Mikes Bike Shop in Palatine, goes about it quietly, but over the years he and his employees have restored and donated somethi...
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Four area Boy Scout councils consider consolidationMay 18, 2014 8:00 am - Plan targets declining membership, donations
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Year later, scars from tornado remain for Schaumburg coupleMay 18, 2014 8:00 am - Nearly nine months after she and her husband, Frank, barely survived the EF5 tornado that ravaged the Oklahoma City area last year, Char Kozak of Schaumburg entered surg...