Northbrook
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Brave Six Flags birds get the wormsOct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Imagine 130,000 mealworms slithering, sliming, twisting and twirling in your hair, down your neck and along every inch of exposed skin. You'll have the chance to s...
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Motorola details layoff expensesOct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Schaumburg-based Motorola Inc. has spent around $343 million for severance and other costs related to eliminating 5,100 jobs so far this year, the company said in a fili...
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Autumn Harvest offers free fall funOct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Scarecrows, and ponies, and hay rides, oh my. Those are just a few of the family activities that drive the success of Autumn Harvest in Arlington Heights each year. This...
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50 years ago, Sputnik changed the way we view worldOct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Fifty years ago today, a shiny metal sphere soared into the heavens and started orbiting the Earth. The world would never be the same. Americans reacted to the successfu...
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Verizon unveils cell phone to rival Apple iPhoneOct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- In time for the holidays, Verizon Wireless is launching a cell phone that looks a lot like the hottest phone so far this year: Apple Inc.'s iPhone. Like the ...
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Theater ready to get loose, FootlooseOct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Big production dance shows are back in vogue, thanks to the popularity of "High School Musical" and Broadway shows like "Jersey Boys." So for the next three weekends Bi...
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Briefs: Storm costs still growingOct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - The Mount Prospect public works department this week requested additional funds from the village board for costs related to the Aug. 23 storm. The department asked for $...
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Fremd thinks pink for momOct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Pink is everywhere at Fremd High School this week. Posters in the hallways ask, "How are you wearing your pink on Friday?" In Courtney Gatsos' fashion classes, students ...
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Woman raises awareness, funds for abused Congolese kids, womenOct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - An Arlington Heights stay-at-home mom, Tracy Ronzio, finds herself suddenly in the role of activist, making public speaking appearances, and being sought after for print...
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Bears' Briggs gets fine, community service for crashOct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Chicago Bears player Lance Briggs today was placed on one year of court supervision, sentenced to 15 days of community service and slapped with a $480 fine, after pleadi...