Northbrook
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Siberian huskies are Northwest suburban ambassadors to IditarodFeb 24, 2009 10:00 pm - When the Iditarod, the great Alaskan dog sled race, kicks off on March 8, it will have a new set of interested fans in Arlington Heights, thanks to local members of a Si...
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SUV crashes into Arlington Heights storeFeb 23, 2009 10:00 pm - No one was injured after a man drove an SUV into an Arlington Heights UPS store after mistaking the gas pedal for the break Monday afternoon. Officials responded to The ...
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Cash-strapped residents rediscover what's free at libraryFeb 23, 2009 10:00 pm - Almost every town has a place like this. You can get best-selling books and hot movies on DVD for free. You can surf the Internet. In some cases, people there will help ...
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Economy forces Buffalo Grove to pave fewer streetsFeb 23, 2009 10:00 pm - The Buffalo Grove village board Monday night unanimously approved a $2.1 million contract for street improvements - about $200,000 less than last year's program, village...
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Cook County briefsFeb 23, 2009 10:00 pm - Maine Township open house Maine Township will host an open house 5:30-7:30 p.m. March 3, at town hall, 1700 Ballard Road, Park Ridge. Admission is free but donations of ...
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Police beatFeb 23, 2009 10:00 pm - Des Plaines • A Des Plaines woman was scammed out of $320 Feb. 13 after she saw an Internet ad for a free dog. She was instructed to send the money by Western Union to a...
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Plan to close dog park raises hackles of ownersFeb 23, 2009 10:00 pm - Users of a popular forest preserve dog park near Bloomingdale are barking mad about plans to close it to make way for a new road. Forest preserve officials said the 20-p...
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Schaumburg top cop says village forced him outFeb 23, 2009 10:00 pm - Former Schaumburg police director Richard Casler said Monday he was fired so the village could save on health insurance costs in the wake of his diagnosis with cancer. V...
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Former jail inmates win strip search lawsuitFeb 23, 2009 10:00 pm - A federal judge has ruled that several thousand former Cook County Jail inmates had their rights violated when they were strip-searched in humiliating conditions. Attorn...
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Elk Grove trucking service delivers car to wrong addressFeb 23, 2009 10:00 pm - DETROIT -- A paraplegic man says his customized hand-controlled car was stolen after being dropped at the wrong Detroit address. Two companies involved in the delivery f...