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Hoffman Estates teen sets house ablaze with illegal fireworksJun 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Illegal fireworks set off by a 13-year-old boy who was home alone Wednesday evening were the likely cause of a house fire in Hoffman Estates, firefighters said. Police s...
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Briefs: Des Plaines concerts startJun 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Des Plaines' weekly Friday night concerts start tonight at Metropolitan Square. The Des Plaines Special Events Commission invites the public to attend the Friday Night L...
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Finally, a city series worth more than just bragging rightsJun 19, 2008 11:00 pm - The first-place Cubs take on the first-place White Sox today in the opener of the annual six-game Crosstown Showdown that, dare we say it, could have postseason conseque...
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Health & fitnessJun 18, 2008 11:00 pm - One-on-One Career Counseling: 9-11:30 a.m. June 19; Des Plaines Public Library, 1501 Ellinwood St. Meet with a professional career counselor from Jewish Vocational S...
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Car show, sock hop part of Buffalo Grove anniversaryJun 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Buffalo Grove will be reliving the '50s this weekend with a car show and sock hop to celebrate its 50th anniversary. The full-day event will start off in the morning wit...
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Pets will be working like dogs on FridayJun 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Usually the biggest decision Kimberly Muszynski makes before heading off to work each morning is what to have for breakfast. But Friday, she's got to decide between Sash...
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Strawberries for sale in Long GroveJun 18, 2008 11:00 pm - The biggest festival of Long Grove's season is coming back for its 26th year. Strawberry Fest will take over the downtown for three days this weekend. "This one is goi...
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Palatine riding hot bats to start seasonJun 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Jeff Ryder doesn't pitch for the Palatine American Legion baseball team. But at the rate the Blue Jays are going Ryder might be looking at postseason rotator cuff surger...
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Young offenders return to classesJun 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Nearly 100 of the Cook County Juvenile Detention Center's 450 residents now are back in the classroom, officials said this week. The Nancy B. Jefferson School in the cen...
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Barrington residents think traffic jams foreshadow EJ&E saleJun 18, 2008 11:00 pm - The traffic jams caused by railroad work in Barrington this week have left some residents wondering if that's just a preview of what's to come if a controversial buyout ...