Northbrook
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Shoppers expected to buy for themselves todayDec 25, 2008 10:00 pm - 'Twas the day after Christmas, the presents were unwrapped. All I wanted to do was lie down for a nap. But the malls are hosting fabulous sales today; in hopes that whe...
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Hoffman Estates has online auctionDec 25, 2008 10:00 pm - Now through Tuesday, Jan. 6, the village of Hoffman Estates is conducting an online auction to sell surplus items. Cars, car parts and equipment are some of the items f...
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Palatine man and daughter carry on the family clown businessDec 25, 2008 10:00 pm - The Berkoskis are a family of tramps - in clown speak, that is. It started with the late Donald "Ski" Berkoski, who in 1982 became a clown as an unorthodox way to commun...
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Dist. 211 says energy efficiency paying offDec 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Sure, it's cold outside, and heaters are going into overdrive, but the folks at Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 are happy with how the district is saving en...
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Fire damages Palatine homeDec 24, 2008 10:00 pm - An early morning fire left significant damage to an unoccupied home in Palatine Wednesday. The Palatine Fire Department reported to the house at 2775 S. Westwood Lane, i...
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Priest revered to his ministry to Hispanic faithfulDec 24, 2008 10:00 pm - The Rev. Raphael Orozco was a priest in the Archdiocese of Chicago, but to Spanish-speaking residents of the Northwest suburbs, he was a missionary. Fr. Orozco passed aw...
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Plane lands safely after reporting problemsDec 24, 2008 10:00 pm - A United jet arriving at O'Hare International Airport from California landed safely late Wednesday after reporting mechanical problems while in flight. Emergency crews -...
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Travelers hunker down for Christmas Eve at airportDec 24, 2008 10:00 pm - With airports across the country recovering from a blast of snow and ice storms, some unlucky holiday travelers stranded for the second night in a row prepared to wake u...
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Plane skids off runway at O'Hare; no injuriesDec 24, 2008 10:00 pm - No injuries were reported after an American Airlines plane bound for Washington, D.C. skidded off an O'Hare runway at about 7:15 p.m. on Christmas Eve. The plane had not...
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Doctor and Santa turn out to be one and the same at Barrington hospitalDec 24, 2008 10:00 pm - With an underweight baby in intensive care, Melinda Hovland was anxious to talk to the neonatologist. He was supposed to be making rounds shortly in the special care nur...