Northbrook
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Last minute holiday shopping? You're not aloneDec 21, 2007 10:00 pm - Last-minute Christmas shoppers are expected in full-force at area malls this weekend. Rising food and fuel prices have cautious consumers taking more of a wait and see a...
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Navy won't launch recovery missionDec 21, 2007 10:00 pm - Citing safety concerns, the U.S. Navy has rejected the latest request to recover the bodies of three airmen -- including one with Lake County ties -- who died in Antarct...
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Holiday tipping: How much?Dec 21, 2007 10:00 pm - Holiday tipping. It just might be the last thing you want to think about as you stress out trying to find the perfect gift for your picky mother-in-law or your brother's...
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Experience emerges as issue in Democratic primaryDec 21, 2007 10:00 pm - Democratic congressional candidate Dan Seals says lobbyists can't change Washington, but opponent Jay Footlik says that neither can neophytes. "I've already delivered r...
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Saturday Soapbox: Working togetherDec 21, 2007 10:00 pm - Prairie Crossing Charter School has had its share of problems in 2007. Board infighting, hostility between a board member and the staff, and ongoing money trouble made i...
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Link to stay on 30th District ballotDec 21, 2007 10:00 pm - Embattled state Sen. Terry Link survived a formal challenge to his candidacy and will stay on the Feb. 5 primary ballot, the state elections board decided Friday. Althou...
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Saturday Soapbox: Leaf-burning decision anti-climacticDec 21, 2007 10:00 pm - After years of study, plenty of discussion and a full community survey, North Barrington's long-delayed decision this week on leaf-burning was a bit anti-climactic. Trus...
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Cook County Christmas servicesDec 21, 2007 10:00 pm - Baptist Calvary Community, 1000 S. Springinsguth Road, Schaumburg, will have a 6 p.m. Christmas Eve service Dec. 24. (847) 895-7686, www.calvary.ws. Elk Grove Baptist Ch...
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Stars not shining on 4-star wonderDec 21, 2007 10:00 pm - The famed French eatery Le Francais still stands along Wheeling's Restaurant Row, with little indication it's gone for good -- except, of course, for the empty parking l...
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Jury awards $15.5 million to Fox familyDec 20, 2007 10:00 pm - As Kevin Fox sat in the Will County jail while accused of killing his little girl, until freed eight months later on DNA evidence, he thought briefly about suicide. "But...