Mount Prospect
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Three area teachers nominated for state's bestAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois State Board of Education says it has chosen eight finalists for the "Illinois Teacher of the Year" award. Finalists were selected from nearly...
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Flood control project keeps hitting snagsAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Local officials and residents linked concrete barriers and piled sandbags last week to fend off the rising Des Plaines River in Mount Prospect and Prospect Heights. The ...
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Randhurst a bright spot during area's power outageAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - There are rare occasions when the line blurs between covering the story and being in the story. That happened last Thursday afternoon, when the office police scanner kep...
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State's SAT scores buck national trendAug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Average math and reading SAT scores fell four points for the high school class of 2007 to their lowest mark since 1999 -- although students in Illinois bucked the trend....
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Fire damages apartment in Mt. ProspectAug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - A Tuesday fire has displaced residents of a Mount Prospect apartment building. Mount Prospect Fire Chief Michael Figolah said the cause of the fire at 1001 Cottonwood La...
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Madigan: Suit a waste of resourcesAug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - House Speaker Michael Madigan on Tuesday labeled the governor's lawsuit against him an unnecessary distraction as pressing budgetary problems remain unresolved. "It is ...
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Rotate troops out of South KoreaAug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - In response to a recent Associated Press article regarding the release of the South Korean hostages, I met with two of my fellow servicemen from the Korean War, and we t...
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Neighbor SportsAug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Neighbor sports Baseball, softball Travel tryouts: The Elk Grove Travelers rescheduled their 2008 full-time travel baseball tryouts for Sunday at Lions Park in Elk Grov...
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Mt. Prospect officials praised for response to stormsAug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Last week's storms may have passed, but Mount Prospect's recovery will continue for a while. For the time being, however, village officials are taking heart that even wi...
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The Center notesAug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Your news The Center for Enriched Living, a nonprofit agency that serves people of all ages with developmental disabilities, was awarded $5,000 by The Morgan Stanley Fou...