Maple Park
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The good news John Drury never told you aboutDec 02, 2007 10:00 pm - For a man whose bread always seemed to be buttered with cold, hard facts, anchorman John Drury was nourished by a much softer spread in the last 18 years of his life. La...
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Voters in Feb. won't be able to unmake village of Campton HillsDec 02, 2007 10:00 pm - There isn't enough room on the Feb. 5 primary ballot for a referendum on whether to dissolve the village of Campton Hills, a judge ruled today. The decision means resid...
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Kane-DuPage erosion seminarDec 02, 2007 10:00 pm - The Kane-DuPage Soil and Water Conservation District offers a seminar on "Soil Erosion and Sediment Control" from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Dec. 12 at James "Pate" Phillip ...
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In South Elgin, lights shine bright for a causeDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - Juniper Lane residents in South Elgin have been busy preparing their annual holiday lighting displays again this year with a renewed purpose. In 2005, the neighbors col...
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Elgin pair busy keeping things brightDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - What's the toughest stain to get out of your windows? You might be surprised to find that it's calcium and lime left over from water sprinklers, according to Dawn and Da...
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Annual festival a Dickens of a good time in the DundeesDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - While last year's Dickens in Dundee festival was almost sabotaged by a foot of snow, this year's festivities were able to avoid -- for the most part -- the first major s...
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Moving special-needs preschoolers still on options menu in District 300Dec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - An unpopular proposal to move special-needs preschoolers to make room for east-side kindergartners remains on the menu of options Community Unit District 300 administrat...
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Leadership, not insults, needed at countyDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - The rhetoric of Cook County politics has never been particularly inspiring, but it reached Jerry Springer-like depths last week, as commissioners sought in vain ways to ...
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Dinner and a show at MitsuwaDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - Hundreds of people crowded Saturday into Mitsuwa Marketplace in Arlington Heights. The draw? A rare chance to see a fresh 400-pound bluefin tuna carved into sashimi. Cam...
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Local band makes jazz, funk academicDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - Improvisational jam/jazz/funk isn't a typical genre for a band made up of young college students. Then again, most suburban garage bands don't have multiple members taki...