Mount Prospect
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Suburban students shine at Illinois Science OlympiadApr 27, 2008 11:00 pm - They turned Dixie cups and tongue depressors into a tower, bridge or cantilever. They identified the perpetrators by using paper chromatography and analysis of solids, l...
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The briefsApr 27, 2008 11:00 pm - View student art at Randhurst Mall The annual District 214 Randhurst Fine Arts Show will be on display May 15- 27, at the Randhurst Shopping Center in Mount Prospect, fe...
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Economy has teens scrambling for summer workApr 27, 2008 11:00 pm - This summer figures to be the toughest in history for teens looking to land a seasonal job, and the suburbs won't be spared. "It's been a struggle for a number of years,...
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Making music -- from scratchApr 27, 2008 11:00 pm - One of the youngest violin makers in the Chicago area, William Hoffmann of Prairie View, is coming to the Indian Trails Library in Wheeling this week to share his passio...
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Skating to help fight cancerApr 27, 2008 11:00 pm - For Melissa Anderson of Streamwood, 2008 has been a trying year. Both of her South Elgin-based parents were diagnosed with cancerous brain tumors this winter, just three...
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Gravel truck spills its load in crashApr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - A gravel truck overturned after a crash on Landmeier Road at Busse Road around 8:30 a.m. Saturday, officials said. Elk Grove Village firefighters responded to the scene,...
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Volunteer hopes to set good example by helping othersApr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Retirement is seen by some people as being a time to kick back in the recliner, turn on the TV, relax and enjoy being free to do whatever you please -- or nothing at all...
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Start county anew? Breaking up is hard to doApr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Pretend for a moment the Northwest suburbs somehow managed to break away to be a new, 103rd Illinois county free of the weighty new taxes emanating from t...
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Mental workouts equally essential as physical onesApr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - "Use it or lose it" applies to the brain, too. As we get older, we tend to avoid challenges. We've experimented and we know what works for us. We resist new ways to do ...
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Movers and shakersApr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - With over 12 years of retail banking experience, Martin Quantz, manager of Amcore Bank's South Elgin branch, was promoted to an officer. Quantz will be responsible for m...