Inverness
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Train angst, plane feuds, uneasy riders: A look at transit in 2008Jan 03, 2009 10:00 pm - Angst over trains, feuds about planes, tollway revolving doors and uneasy riders - last year had it all. Here's a quick recap, plus my stab at predicting the future. Wha...
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Man dies in Des Plaines wreckJan 03, 2009 10:00 pm - A 52-year-old man was pronounced dead after his car drove off the road Sunday morning on the 800 block of Touhy Avenue in Des Plaines, police said. The Cook County medi...
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Palatine Eagle Scout project wins national attentionJan 03, 2009 10:00 pm - Robert Prochaska was the 78th teen in Boy Scout Troop 188, based out of Christ Lutheran Church in Palatine, to earn the rank of Eagle Scout. But his court of honor cere...
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Cardinal asks for unity in fight against abortionJan 03, 2009 10:00 pm - Cardinal Francis George celebrated a special Mass for Life on Saturday evening at Queen of the Rosary Church in Elk Grove Village. The Mass was tied to the upcoming Jan...
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More Illinois residents used food stamps in 2008Jan 03, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- More Illinois residents turned to food stamps last year to get meals on the table. Nearly 1.4 million people in Illinois used food stamps in November. Tha...
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Youth sports returning to Des Plaines schoolsJan 03, 2009 10:00 pm - The new year will bring the return of funding of a popular extracurricular sports program to Des Plaines middle schools. The Elementary District 62 school board voted at...
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Two people hurt in one-car Bartlett crashJan 03, 2009 10:00 pm - Two people were taken to Sherman Hospital in Elgin after a one-car crash Sunday afternoon in Bartlett. Bartlett fire Battalion Chief Ralph DeFreece said the accident occ...
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Park Ridge girl in critical condition after Chicago shootingJan 03, 2009 10:00 pm - Police are investigating the shooting of a 15-year-old Park Ridge girl on Chicago's South Side. The girl is in critical condition at Mount Sinai Hospital in Chicago, pol...
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Elgin library contest goes internationalJan 02, 2009 10:00 pm - StoryTubes, a 21st Century-style book report contest originated in Elgin, has gone international. Seven libraries, including one in Canada and another in Alaska, have jo...
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Cook County briefsJan 02, 2009 10:00 pm - Pace route expands Pace Route 554 is adding another town to its roster. The suburban bus agency on Monday will extend the route, which already links Elgin, Streamwood, H...