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MS can't keep Conant student from full school, sports scheduleApr 29, 2008 11:00 pm - As a three-sport student athlete at Conant High School in Hoffman Estates, senior Meghan Melone carries a full load. Last week, she went right from classes to soccer pra...
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Cook Co.'s public defender fights to keep his positionApr 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Cook County's public defender is fighting county board President Todd Stroger's efforts to fire him, warning such a move would open up the defender's office to political...
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Clearbrook ball marks 20 yearsApr 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Over the years, Clearbrook's Shining Star Ball has attracted such celebrities as novelist Scott Turow, television reporter Bill Kurtis, and Chicago Bears Chairman, Micha...
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A busload of money for city transitApr 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Faster than an idling SUV. More powerful than a taxi. Able to leap congested intersections in a single surge. It's a bus! It's a train! It's bus rapid transit and it's c...
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Nicor Gas files delivery rate increase for extra $140 millionApr 29, 2008 11:00 pm - After nearly two weeks of warnings, Nicor Gas did Tuesday what company officials had been promising -- filed for a delivery rate hike. The Naperville-based natural gas u...
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Hanover Park woman shares her henna passion, expertiseApr 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Tattoos for women in Western culture have been a relatively recent phenomenon, but in Indian society, it's a 5,000-year-old art form. Mehndi, or natural henna body paint...
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Briefs: Schaumburg store robbedApr 29, 2008 11:00 pm - A man carrying a handgun robbed a store Thursday evening on the 500 block of South Roselle Road in Schaumburg, stealing an unknown amount of cash, police said. The robbe...
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Railway deal slowed by environmental studyApr 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Safety, environmental and quality of life issues will all be analyzed by the U.S. Surface Transportation Board before it decides if Canadian National's proposed purchase...
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Palatine mayor accepts partial blame to Stroger's no-showApr 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Cook County Board President Todd Stroger backed out of tonight's scheduled town hall meeting in Palatine at the 11th hour -- accusing village officials of "grandstanding...
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Volunteer 'victims' needed for biological attack scenarioApr 29, 2008 11:00 pm - In the event of a biological terrorist attack against the Northwest suburbs, Jack Bauer won't be around to play hero. In the reality that exists outside of TV's "24," th...