Northfield
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Community dinner at Hemmens could use more cashNov 13, 2011 11:00 pm - Cash donations are coming in slower than normal this year for Elgin’s Thanksgiving Community Dinner, but organizer Jeff Turner said he’s expecting a last minute push. Th...
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Schaumburg Boomers showing their commitmentNov 13, 2011 11:00 pm - Owners and staff of the new Schaumburg Boomers baseball team are hoping their long-term commitment to the Schaumburg community and Frontier League will win back the trus...
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Lake Barrington business helps brighten season for needy familiesNov 13, 2011 11:00 pm - More than 120 Christmas trees have been donated to the Chicago-area Salvation Army in a first-of-its-kind program led by TreeTime Christmas Creations of Lake Barrington....
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Arlington Heights couple gives needy babies a good startNov 13, 2011 11:00 pm - Increasing reports of infants being abandoned by their mothers only strengthens the resolve of Beth Drost. For two years, the Arlington Heights woman and her husband, Ge...
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Wheeling works to be more bike- and pedestrian-friendlyNov 13, 2011 10:00 pm - A new bike and pedestrian plan may be coming to Wheeling as early as next year after village trustees this month hired the Active Transportation Alliance to help draft i...
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Buses now allowed to ride on highway shoulderNov 13, 2011 10:00 pm - CHICAGO — The Bus on Shoulder program is under way for some commuters who take public transit into Chicago. The program is designed to speed the trip for people who take...
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Property tax appeals futile, painfulNov 13, 2011 5:00 am - Recently I received my property tax bill. Of course it went up a lot, and I decided to take a day off and drive over to Skokie to the Cook County, rather Crook County, a...
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Service on flights in a downward spiralNov 13, 2011 5:00 am - Though flying in the 1960s was a great experience, I am not naive enough to assume that the normal coach traveler will ever get back to that type of treatment from any c...
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Charities have burdens enoughNov 13, 2011 5:00 am - You have heard it said that instead of the government giving aid to the people, we should let the churches and nonprofits take care of social services. But that is just ...
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Roosevelt exhibit spotlights wrongful convictionsNov 12, 2011 11:00 pm - A photo exhibit of the faces and stories of 45 wrongfully convicted Americans will be unveiled at Roosevelt University in Schaumburg today, with the aim of raising aware...