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Untimely pay raises for mayor, trusteesApr 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Raising the pay of local elected officials can be a tricky subject. In the first place, most elected officials don't get into community leadership for the money, and tha...
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Portraits of spiritualityApr 12, 2008 11:00 pm - For most of his artistic life, Madhu's passion has been to paint portraits. Much of the Pakistani native's work incorporates a spiritual quality that speaks to humanity'...
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Man killed in Schaumburg crashApr 11, 2008 11:00 pm - An 87-year-old Park Ridge man was killed this morning in a two-vehicle crash in Schaumburg. John Moore, of South Prospect Avenue, was pronounced dead at Alexian Brothers...
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Dist. 211 fees stay the same for next year, but likely will rise after thatApr 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Student fees for everything from busing to school meals will remain the same in Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 next year. But Superintendent Roger Thornton...
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T-hangers attractive, but cost worries boardApr 11, 2008 11:00 pm - T-hangars an attractive idea, but airport board worries about costs Chicago Executive Airport is stuck in the middle of an economics dilemma. If more hangars are built f...
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Briefs: New head of Elk Grove GOPApr 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Mike Sweeney of Arlington Heights has been appointed the new committeeman of the Elk Grove Township Republican organization. Sweeney, the current Elk Grove Township cle...
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Metra fretting over EJ&E rail saleApr 11, 2008 11:00 pm - It's not a collision course yet, but Metra leaders are wary of the Canadian National Railway's plans to purchase the EJ&E railroad. CN's decision last fall to buy the li...
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Mooseheart gets special visit from Dog the Bounty HunterApr 11, 2008 11:00 pm - TV fame came to Mooseheart Friday afternoon, as reality TV star Dog the Bounty Hunter visited. Dog -- also known as Duane Chapman -- spent more than hour shaking hands a...
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Expanding Metra board begins to take shapeApr 11, 2008 11:00 pm - The new, improved Metra board of directors is slowly taking shape. Friday, Lake County representative Jim LaBelle cast his first votes on the panel, which will swell fro...
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Des Plaines keeps wary eye on rising riverApr 11, 2008 11:00 pm - If anything, Peter Bacik's Irish setter, Prince, is feeling the most displaced as the Des Plaines River rises. On Friday, Prince had to settle for being tied on the back...