Marengo
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Smoking tax could be part of bus, train bailoutJan 02, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Having literally kicked smokers to the curb in recent days, lawmakers may now look to raise cigarette taxes to keep Chicago-area buses and trains running. ...
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O'Hare not busy enough to regain No. 1 spotJan 02, 2008 10:00 pm - Not only did O'Hare International Airport fail to win back its "nation's busiest" title in 2007, it shed about 2 percent of its flights, a development officials predict ...
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Briefs: Child molester sentencedJan 02, 2008 10:00 pm - A Mount Prospect man who admitted to repeatedly molesting a female relative has earned 14 years behind bars. Ronald Sampson, 25, formerly of 413 E. Lincoln St., has been...
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Candidates suggest health-care remediesJan 02, 2008 10:00 pm - Both Democratic candidates for Illinois' 8th congressional seat are concerned about uninsured Americans and the cost of health care -- but they suggested fundamentally d...
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Dist. 158 off-day pay called into questionJan 02, 2008 10:00 pm - Paid off-days granted to administrators without board approval are the subject of two letters Huntley Unit District 158 has filed with local authorities, school board Pr...
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Area Kenyans hope for peaceJan 02, 2008 10:00 pm - As the once-stable African nation of Kenya teeters on the brink of an election-spawned civil war, immigrants in the Chicago area are hopeful the two politicians at the c...
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Lake in the Hills sues over severed water mainJan 02, 2008 10:00 pm - The village of Lake in the Hills is suing a Wauconda-based excavation company for more than $44,000, claiming its workers negligently broke a village water main during a...
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Smokers get the cold shoulder on state ban's first dayJan 01, 2008 10:00 pm - The red sign with black, block letters taped behind the bar said it all. "No Smoking." Bar patrons who smoke faced their fears Tuesday as they were forced to head outsid...
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The hidden risks behind adoptionJan 01, 2008 10:00 pm - Peggy Hilt wanted to be a good mother, but day after day, she got out of bed feeling like a failure. No matter what she tried, she couldn't connect with Nina, the 2-year...
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New Year's wish: Less mail, if you live in HuntleyJan 01, 2008 10:00 pm - Good morning. I sure hope your new year is off to a good start ... even if some of those resolutions are already toast. Knowing myself well, I skipped the resolutions an...