Northbrook
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State report: Special tax districts too secretAug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - It might not be feasible for your property tax bill to tell you how much Tax Increment Financing districts are raising your taxes, but it is feasible for the bills to te...
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State slashing substance abuse programsAug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - The wooden steps to Melissa Walker's tiny Aurora apartment are lined with chipped paint and pots filled with blooming flowers. Inside, Walker's bed is hidden behind a bl...
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Book explores bringing library to KenyaAug 09, 2008 11:00 pm - I went to Africa some time ago and joined a tour of libraries in rural Zimbabwe. It was in 1999, before things got so very bad in that troubled country. We visited two v...
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Jet lands safely after reporting problemsAug 09, 2008 11:00 pm - An American Airlines jet that had reported hydraulic problems landed safely Saturday night at O'Hare International Airport, officials said. The plane, Flight 336 from Lo...
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Man jailed on gun charge after two men shoot at himAug 09, 2008 11:00 pm - A Hanover Park man was ordered held on bond Saturday after he was shot at Wednesday by two men in a dark car. Omar Angon, 20, of 7402 Briar Lane, was standing on the 200...
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Press box in place at Barrington stadiumAug 09, 2008 11:00 pm - With the first kickoff less than three weeks away, construction crews are doing some heavy lifting at the new Barrington High School athletic stadium. Using a giant cran...
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200,000 state residents haven't applied for stimulus checksAug 09, 2008 11:00 pm - More than 200,000 Illinois residents, mostly seniors, have not applied for their economic stimulus checks. That accounts for nearly $63 million in unclaimed tax rebates....
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Why hall of fame came calling for Prairie PathAug 09, 2008 11:00 pm - They were first. A schoolteacher's idea, viewed as pie-in-the-sky by some, sparked a movement to create a 62-mile path of crushed limestone along the route of an abandon...
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Cavaliers going for another drum corps championshipAug 08, 2008 11:00 pm - For the last decade, the Cavaliers of Rosemont have virtually dominated the senior circuit, winning Drum Corps International's world championship four times, in 2001, 20...
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Sandbox off limits due to cicada killersAug 08, 2008 11:00 pm - The Arlington Heights Park District recently cordoned off a sandbox in Recreation Park with yellow tape because the cicada killer wasp has returned to the box this year....