Northfield
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24 years for Carpentersville home invasion, kidnappingApr 29, 2011 12:00 am - Both men who broke into a Carpentersville home in February 2010 and took a 5-year-old hostage in order to get a terrified couple’s ATM code will spend nearly 21 years in...
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Rolling Meadows can’t confirm identity of body found in Des Plaines RiverApr 29, 2011 12:00 am - DNA tests will be required before it is known whether the body of a woman found Thursday in the Des Plaines River near River Grove is that of a Rolling Meadows woman mis...
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Cook County honors its own 'royal couples'Apr 28, 2011 11:00 pm - Cook County's Bureau of Vital Records isn't exactly Westminster Abbey, but it was the scene of a royal wedding of sorts. Two couples who showed up Friday morning were su...
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Arlington Heights students’ rain barrels displayed in parkApr 28, 2011 2:00 am - Decorated rain barrels made an appearance in downtown Arlington Heights’ Harmony Park this month, thanks to students at Arlington Heights Elementary District 25. The eco...
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Frantic 911 call details launch of Nellessen murder investigationApr 28, 2011 2:00 am - Sister-in-law pleads frantically for help
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Reinhart makes 'Idol's' top 5, loses duet partnerApr 28, 2011 2:00 am - It was a bittersweet night for “American Idol” contestant Haley Reinhart. She was the first Idol to make it into the top 5 Thursday. But it came at the expense of losi...
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Railroad exhibit returns to Chicago Botanic GardenApr 28, 2011 2:00 am - Gather the family for a remarkably fast tour of the United States when the Model Railroad Garden: “Landmarks of America,” exhibition opens Saturday, May 7, at the Chicag...
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Sheriff compliant with Shakman DecreeApr 28, 2011 2:00 am - Forty-two years after a lawsuit charging elected officials in Chicago were improperly allowing politics to influence hiring and promotional practices, the Cook County Sh...
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Dining events: Get your smelt fixApr 28, 2011 2:00 am - Smelt at Shaw's Just a few weeks remain for smelt-seekers to get their fix of these fresh-caught Great Lakes fish. A dish of cracker meal-crusted smelt served atop ...
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Lecture May 2 on Des Plaines River watershedApr 28, 2011 2:00 am - Ralph Frese, founder of the Des Plaines River Marathon, will give a talk on “The Des Plaines River Watershed, from Wisconsin to Kankakee,” at 7:30 p.m. May 2 at Libertyv...