Northbrook
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Low-income day care center should open in the fallDec 31, 2007 10:00 pm - A five-year delay in the completion of a low-income day care center in Schaumburg will finally end this year, officials say, allowing families on its waiting list to fin...
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Emerald cashes in its chipsDec 31, 2007 10:00 pm - Emerald Casino has given up the ghost. The company that battled Illinois authorities for most of this decade for the right to run a casino in Rosemont officially threw i...
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Marathon signup laterDec 31, 2007 10:00 pm - Organizers of the Chicago Marathon have pushed back registration for the 2008 race. Spokeswoman Marianne Caponi said the event reaches capacity sooner each year and the ...
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Rolling Meadows man gets 11 years for trying to lure minorDec 31, 2007 10:00 pm - A Rolling Meadows man was sentenced to 11 years in prison recently for trying to solicit what he thought was a 13-year-old girl for sex. Donald Zawada of 2803 Flicker La...
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Briefs: Motorola resolves Metrologic disputeDec 31, 2007 10:00 pm - SCHAUMBURG -- Motorola Inc. and Metrologic Instruments Inc. announced Monday they have reached an agreement that settles all outstanding patent infringement disputes bet...
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Woman who disappeared won't be chargedDec 31, 2007 10:00 pm - No charges will be filed against a suburban woman who ditched her car with the motor running and ran away to California with a male friend last week, Cook County authori...
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Happy new laws, smokers and teen driversDec 31, 2007 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- In a year in which state leaders have been lambasted for their inability to do much of significance, smokers and teen drivers may beg to differ. Both are ...
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Inflated prices for balloon bizDec 30, 2007 10:00 pm - Those floating party balloons, a staple of any respectable New Year's Eve party, are becoming scarce. A worldwide helium shortage is the culprit, leading to dramatic pri...
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No plans for NYE yet? No worries. There's plenty going on in the areaDec 30, 2007 10:00 pm - Time's run out. Tonight is the big night. If you didn't make plans months ago or want to spend $1,000 or so, here's some last-minute ideas on ways to usher in 2008. Bars...
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Chicago Marathon officials push back registrationDec 30, 2007 10:00 pm - Organizers of the Chicago Marathon have pushed back registration for the 2008 race. Spokeswoman Marianne Caponi says the event reaches capacity sooner each year and the ...