Inverness
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RTA gets more clout with funding packageMar 04, 2008 10:00 pm - When state lawmakers handed public transit agencies extra operating cash in January, they gave the Regional Transportation Authority something equally valuable -- power....
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Fire departments get funds for hiresMar 04, 2008 10:00 pm - A trio of area fire departments may soon benefit from more "trained, front-line" firefighters. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has announced about $1.8 million i...
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Palatine OKs townhouse development along Northwest Hwy.Mar 04, 2008 10:00 pm - New townhouses are coming to Palatine along Northwest Highway. Village councilmen Monday unanimously approved the 15-unit development at 496 W. Northwest Hwy., just east...
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The briefsMar 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Artists' reception at BHS art gallery Barrington High School's fourth annual student tea pot show, "Tea for 3D," concludes Thursday with an artists' reception in the sch...
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Strong turnout for U-46 bus voteMar 04, 2008 10:00 pm - A sizable majority of Elgin Area School District U-46 transportation employees turned out Tuesday to vote on whether to accept the district's "last, best and final" offe...
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Kirk is a master at electronic forumsMar 04, 2008 10:00 pm - In the last months, I have received recorded calls from Congressman Mark Kirk inviting members of the household to join in electronic town meetings. In one of these occ...
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District 220 school border change passesMar 04, 2008 10:00 pm - The yearlong process of redrawing elementary attendance boundaries in Barrington Unit District 220 is over. After numerous committee meetings, open houses and public for...
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House fire near Hoffman EstatesMar 04, 2008 10:00 pm - A burnt-out shell was what remained Tuesday of a home that erupted in flames shortly before noon near Hoffman Estates. No one was injured by the fire. The house, however...
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Briefs: New Des Plaines city manager hiredMar 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Des Plaines aldermen made their city manager choice official late Monday. They voted 5-2 to elevate Jason Bajor, who had served as acting city manager, and agreed to a n...
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Des Plaines aldermen want details on expensesMar 04, 2008 10:00 pm - The four pages of expenses billed to Des Plaines' taxpayers on Monday range from a $150 bill at a Des Plaines Italian restaurant to a $625.99 item at the bargain Web sit...