Northfield
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Medicaid use skyrockets in the suburbs as potential cutbacks loomFeb 19, 2012 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — The number of suburban residents enrolled in Medicaid has skyrocketed in recent years, even as Gov. Pat Quinn takes aim at funding for the health care prog...
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Suburban leaders work to help Guatemalan studentsFeb 19, 2012 10:00 pm - Improving the community is the goal for most local leaders, but a group of Northwest suburban officials traveled far from their municipalities this month to help improve...
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Even jobless tally becomes politicalFeb 19, 2012 4:00 am - The jobs news for the past two months certainly is a cause for optimism that the sluggish recovery is seeing improvement. The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that J...
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Landscapers’ pay a very big issueFeb 19, 2012 4:00 am - Mr. Orum’s letter, published Sunday, Feb. 12, provided more insight into the problem of prevailing wages/landscape work. He nailed it perfectly; that it is and has been ...
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On second thought, tollway award not funnyFeb 19, 2012 4:00 am - Regarding Business Focus, Jan. 9: Does anyone else find it very amusing that the Illinois Tollway Authority got a “Public Body of the Year” award from the Construction I...
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Catholic clergy back liberal programsFeb 19, 2012 4:00 am - As a lifelong Catholic, I have been appalled as, year after year, administration after administration, our church leaders have supported and applauded one liberal govern...
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Three hurt when crowd turns on performers in ElginFeb 18, 2012 11:00 pm - At least three people were hurt in Elgin early Sunday when a concert crowd turned violent after the band they were expecting didn’t show up to perform, police reports st...
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Caring for aging parents:Feb 18, 2012 11:00 pm - State Rep. Carol Sente will host a Children of Aging Parents Symposium from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 27 at the Highland Park Health and Fitness Center in Buffalo G...
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Elgin street reopened after gas leak repairedFeb 18, 2012 11:00 pm - Elgin police closed Congdon Avenue between Preston Avenue and Iroquois Drive Sunday as they worked with the fire department to deal with a natural gas leak. The leak in ...
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Rosemont's new venue hiring hundredsFeb 18, 2012 11:00 pm - Many jobs are hard to find. That isn't true, however, of the jobs at The Park at Rosemont. The village of Rosemont kicked off a three-day job fair Sunday to fill hundred...