Mount Prospect
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Illinois needs vouchers, choiceAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - In his Aug. 21 column on Tuesday, August 21, Burt Constable was right to point out the obvious disparity within our state's education system. Why parents who decide to e...
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Don't be fooled by Outfit, jury toldAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - To acquit the men on trial in the "Family Secrets" mob case, prosecutor Markus Funk told the jury Monday, jurors have to believe that three of the defendants caught on t...
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Thousands of trees, gone?Aug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - It was a grim weekend for tree huggers in the Northwest suburbs. By the time all the brush has been cleared and the trees inspected, the area will easily have lost hundr...
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3 deaths, 4 days without powerAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Autopsy results show DuPage County was home to one of three deaths attributable to last week's violent storm. A 67-year-old Florida man suffered a fatal head injury when...
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Barrington's Rose School to reopen WednesdayAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - School will be back in session Wednesday at Barbara B. Rose School in Barrington Area Unit District 220, one day after it was closed because of a septic line problem. Su...
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Schaumburg man gets 25 years for drunk-driving deathsAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - The Schaumburg man who killed two children when he slammed, drunk. into a family minivan two years ago was sentenced today to 25 years in prison. Ralph Pollock, 48, ple...
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Boys soccer: Northwest team previewsAug 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Mid-Suburban East Buffalo Grove Coach: Rick Schoffstall (3rd year), 26-12-7. Last year: 12-8-2 (4-1-0, 2nd, MSL East). Key losses: Brian DeSimone (F, all-area,...
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Good news inspires walk 'for the cure'Aug 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Peggy Harding spent much of the summer walking laps around Lake Arlington, working up to as much as five hours a day on weekends which equaled 30 to 40 miles. Her rigoro...
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Courts turn to probation with life skills classesAug 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Criminals in Cook County looking to avoid prison can't just strap on electronic home monitoring bracelets and visit probation officers anymore. Many of them now have to ...
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State to expand online payment of business taxesAug 26, 2007 11:00 pm - The Illinois Department of Revenue is expected to announce expansion plans this fall for its electronic withholding tax filing program for businesses. Since the pilot pr...