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Suburban funeral homes see increase in cremationsAug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - After 50 years at Antioch's Strang Funeral Home, Dan Dugenske is seeing more customers comparison shopping the big send-off. Yes, times are tough, and like other industr...
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Briefs: New care package campaignAug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Village Bank & Trust in Arlington Heights is partnering with Operation Support our Troops Illinois to coordinate a care package campaign for servicemen and women. Donati...
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Local officials, politicians assail CN rail studyAug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Illinois congressmen, community leaders, regional planners and local transit officials on Tuesday blasted a federal study designed to show the environmental impacts of C...
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It's not from Beijing, but Bartlett boy is gold medalist, tooAug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Forget Beijing. Bartlett already has its own pint-size gold medalist. While he didn't win on the world stage, Bartlett's own Matt McClure did secure first place in the b...
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Local Chinese on Olympics: 'We are so proud'Aug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Hao Chen won't be in Beijing for the 2008 Summer Games, but he's found a way to help bring the Olympic spirit to Chicago. The 10-year-old Lake Bluff boy competed in a mi...
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Buffalo Grove may wait to renovate fire stationAug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Renovations to the Buffalo Grove fire headquarters might be put on hold in the midst of concerns over the economy. When the topic came up for discussion Monday, Trustee...
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Thousands still without power after 3 tornadoes hit the areaAug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - ComEd officials said 56,000 customers remain without power early Wednesday after strong storms hit the area late Monday night. That announcement comes after meteorologi...
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Des Plaines is tired of watching the grass growAug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Des Plaines is tired of watching the grass grow. Aldermen Monday night unanimously approved an agreement with the Illinois Department of Transportation to begin handlin...
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Allstate expands test of eco-friendly planAug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - NORTHBROOK - Allstate Insurance Co. announced an eight-state test expansion for Allstate Green, its innovative eco-friendly insurance option aims to save customers money...
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Mount Prospect library is her legacyAug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - On a trip with her family to Washington, D.C., in the reading room of the Library of Congress, Mary Jo Hutchings was in tears. "She couldn't pass a library, even in a to...