Green Oaks
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State says mental heath check system ready to goMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- State agencies argue a newly expanded system to crosscheck mental health records against gun card applications will be up and running by its deadline toda...
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Libraries play major role in bringing e-government to youMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - After Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, area residents needed to submit forms to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for relief. The best way to submit th...
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Good start toward better health careMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - It was extremely encouraging last week to hear one of the members named to a board overseeing Cook County public health care telling commissioners directly that, in ess...
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Rescuing birds from Chicago's urban jungleMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - The heap of mangled feathers is so tiny, most people would walk by without a backward glance. Annette Prince hones in on it immediately. "There's a bird," she says, dart...
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Camp honors Illinois Army officer, politicianMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - An Illinois National Guard training facility operated at Camp Logan in Zion from 1892 to 1974. The 220-acre site is now part of the Illinois Beach State Park. The camp w...
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Two days, 39.3 miles to cover in fight against cancerMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Coming into the 20-mile marker of the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer, Jill Weinberger of Buffalo Grove lifted her arms in celebration as volunteers at the rest stop cheered...
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Heesch, Prairie Ridge nab 1st sectionalMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - ROCKFORD -- Finally, it's Prairie Ridge's turn. Including this postseason the Wolves have won 8 regional titles in 11 years as a varsity baseball program. Yet, the schoo...
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Woodland teacher contract extendedMay 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Woodland Elementary District 50 has struck a one-year contract extension with the union for its teachers and support staff, with the idea of beginning work on a new deal...
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Seven rescued from Lake MichiganMay 30, 2008 11:00 pm - The U.S. Coast Guard rescued seven people from Lake Michigan late Friday morning after their boat sank 2.3 miles east of Waukegan Harbor, authorities said. The 37-foot c...
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Millburn Strangler's days are numberedMay 30, 2008 11:00 pm - It's a traffic snag that's been frustrating for so long, many motorists have given up hope of it ever being corrected. The intersection of Route 45 at Grass Lake Road in...