Mount Prospect
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Maiden name turns into campaign issueFeb 27, 2008 10:00 pm - In politics, nothing is off limits -- even something as seemingly innocuous as a middle or maiden name. Take Barack Obama. Republican talk show hosts are repeatedly inv...
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Governor: Feds' claim in fraud trial 'doesn't describe me'Feb 27, 2008 10:00 pm - Gov. Rod Blagojevich said Wednesday he doesn't know why he's mentioned as part of a federal fraud trial against his top fundraiser. A federal judge identified Blagojevic...
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Palatine police on the hunt for tree thievesFeb 27, 2008 10:00 pm - Vandals have cut down three mature trees in Palatine, leaving park district officials and residents alarmed. Last weekend, two trees were cut in Oak Park along the Ander...
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Fewer workers, fewer summer festivalsFeb 27, 2008 10:00 pm - A summertime tradition as American as apple pie could be hurt by the congressional deadlock over immigration reform. Local carnival operators say they may be forced to ...
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Dist. 25 board president cool to school air conditioning planFeb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - Dan Petro finds himself in a curious position. He's the president of the Arlington Heights Elementary District 25 school board. In December, the board approved a $12.6 m...
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Harper tuition to go up 6 percentFeb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - The cost is going up for students at Harper College in Palatine. Trustees on Tuesday approved nearly a 6 percent tuition hike starting this summer. Officials say the $5-...
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Palatine man mixes way to honors in bartending competitionFeb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - A Palatine man is still one of the greatest bartenders in the world. Local mixologist Jason Ochoa came in as a runner-up during a bartending competition in Las Vegas thi...
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Towns must buy salt for road safetyFeb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - While some communities are enacting laws to require homeowners to shovel their sidewalks (good idea), roads remain icy and dangerous. As suburban commuters struggled th...
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Cook County budget goes nowhere againFeb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - Different day, same dance. Cook County commissioners met briefly this morning, long enough to again shoot down proposed taxes but not long enough to correspondingly redu...
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Schaumburg seeks taxing district for STAR line redevelopmentFeb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - Schaumburg is considering a funding mechanism that would use taxes from the local school, park and library districts to pay for public improvements around its future STA...