Northbrook
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How to fly solo during this holiday of loveFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Forget those showoffs who gush when their bouquets arrive at their cubicles on Valentine's Day. Tune out that friend who brags about the romantic weekend he's planned fo...
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ComEd plans to push efforts that cut billsFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - ComEd customers may pay more for new conservation programs but could save in the long run, consumer advocates and the utility said Thursday. The Illinois Commerce Commis...
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Hanover Park trims water, sewer rate hikeFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - The resounding no to last month's proposed water and sewer rate increases softened into a reluctant OK in Hanover Park on Thursday night. The village board voted 4-2 in ...
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Dist. 214 struggling to find a fair test for teensFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Students new to English will have two options when taking state tests next year in Northwest Suburban High School District 214. Students with fewer English skills will b...
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Hospice nurses climb ranks to become certified specialistsFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - • The Hospice of Northeastern Illinois, Barrington, announced that Mary Alice Burdett, Daneen Gorski-Adams, Valerie Lundvick and Yvonne Pickett, all members of its nursi...
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Sure, it's been a bad winter. But it's nowhere near a record-breaker yetFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - It may seem like one of the worst winters in recent years, but even the snow that closed down schools and businesses on Wednesday isn't enough to break a record yet. Th...
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Auto show, suburbs share a century of growthFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - As rock music blares, Suzuki's Gene Brown revs his motorcycle onto the stage before a throng of media at the Chicago Auto Show Wednesday. But it's not the V-Strom 650 Br...
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Neighbor SportsFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Baseball/softball Hitting Bash:ŒFastball USA (Elmhurst) will hold a Presidents Day Hitting Bash from 9 a.m. to noon Feb. 18. It includes a three-hour hitting clinic plus...
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Getting to know the new BHS principalFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Stephen McWilliams becomes Barrington High School's new principal in July, and he's not going to need much on-the-job training. McWilliams has not merely worked at the s...
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Once counted out, Alvarez gets big help from women, suburbsFeb 06, 2008 10:00 pm - It's 8 a.m. on the day after elections and some character Anita Alvarez hardly knows is calling her cell phone asking for a job. A few weeks ago, her press secretary, Sa...