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It's all about LEGOs hereJun 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Once those little colorful interlocking plastic bricks take hold of you, it's clearly hard to Lego. John Gerlach and Stein Settergren traveled from the Twin Cities to W...
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Rotary Fest leaders wonder what led to lossJun 20, 2008 11:00 pm - A faltering economy and spiraling gas prices have left some experts predicting people will seek their summer entertainment closer to home, boosting local festivals. Rota...
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Schaumburg Homemakers building bites the dustJun 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Watching the walls of Schaumburg's former John M. Smyth Homemakers building topple Thursday, Mayor Al Larson felt he was witnessing a victory not just for the village an...
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Hoffman Estates standoff ends after 5½ hoursJun 19, 2008 11:00 pm - A 25-year-old Hoffman Estates man armed with a BB gun was involved in a standoff with police that lasted more than five hours early Thursday, authorities said. Robert Co...
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RTA board getting used to its new oversight powersJun 19, 2008 11:00 pm - With great power comes great responsibility, as every superhero knows. So the Regional Transportation Authority is taking gradual steps to increase its oversight of the ...
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Olympic Committee leader asks for business community's supportJun 19, 2008 11:00 pm - About 150 area business leaders attended the annual meeting of the Woodfield Chicago Northwest Convention Bureau on Thursday to hear an update on Chicago's bid for the 2...
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Riders still say area transit needs to pick up the PaceJun 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Following complaints about marathon trips and faulty service for Chicago residents using paratransit, the Regional Transportation Authority Thursday announced it will au...
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Summerfest returns to Prospect Hts.Jun 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Prospect Heights Summerfest is back this weekend with all its food, music and carnival rides. The festival runs through Sunday at the Prospect Crossings Shopping Center...
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After 13 years, Arlington Heights no-kill shelter ready to openJun 19, 2008 11:00 pm - After 13 years of fundraising and two years of construction, supporters of the Buddy Foundation are celebrating a long-awaited dream: opening the area's largest no-kill ...
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Harper dips into reserves to balance budgetJun 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Harper College, citing aging buildings and a string of state cuts, will have to dip into reserves in order to balance next year's budget. Trustees on Thursday approved a...