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When holiday lights go too far, too longDec 10, 2007 10:00 pm - Two years ago, Jill Jenkins saw plenty of plastic Santas, reindeer and icicle lights outside Aurora homes -- even though it was spring. Some people, apparently, were in ...
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Madigan pitches gambling plan to fix cash woesDec 10, 2007 10:00 pm - With a mass transit doomsday just weeks away, one of the state's top Democrats lent his support to a massive gambling expansion Monday in hopes of keeping the buses and ...
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Hanover Park man pleads guilty to robberyDec 10, 2007 10:00 pm - A Hanover Park man has been sentenced to 30 months' probation and 140 days in Cook County jail after pleading guilty to his role in a robbery scheme. Prosecutors say Sta...
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Des Plaines travel agent admits stealing plane ticketsDec 10, 2007 10:00 pm - A Des Plaines travel agent has been sentenced to two years court supervision after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor theft charge. Police say Jacqueline Soriano, of the 9...
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Tips on making your display a (good) talkerDec 10, 2007 10:00 pm - Nobody wants to be that neighbor. You know, the one with the tacky holiday display that leaves others whispering and laughing behind your back. So we asked some holiday ...
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Briefs: Terror plot jury deadlockedDec 10, 2007 10:00 pm - Jurors said Monday they were still deadlocked in the trial of seven men accused of plotting with al-Qaida to blow up Chicago's Sears Tower and bomb FBI offices, but a fe...
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Briefs: Extra DUI patrolsDec 10, 2007 10:00 pm - Hoffman Estates police said they will have extra patrols looking for drunken drivers over the holidays. Using money from Illinois Department of Transportation grants, e...
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Little bit of Dixie heads to PalatineDec 10, 2007 10:00 pm - Next month, downtown Palatine will have something in common with the Kentucky Derby -- a mint julep. A new restaurant is scheduled to open mid-January on Slade Street th...
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Signs your holiday display may be tackyDec 10, 2007 10:00 pm - According to Matt Phillips, who runs UglyChristmasLights.com. • Plastic figurines that resemble an army about to attack the house next door. • Having more inflatable fig...
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Weather doesn't deter feast celebration plansDec 10, 2007 10:00 pm - Plans to celebrate the Catholic feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe tonight at Maryville Academy in Des Plaines are unchanged despite the weather, Deacon Manuel Dorantes said...