Northfield
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Methode to lay off 125 area plant workersJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Methode Electronics Inc. said Thursday it will stop making one of its oldest products -- the simple plug-in connector with tiny prongs that mates with another connector ...
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Briefs:Derailment causes delaysJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - A freight train derailment near Antioch early Thursday caused temporary delays on Metra, officials said. The freight train carrying coal was headed to Green Bay, Wis., o...
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Meningitis case reported at Bartlett HighJan 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Bartlett High School reported Wednesday in a letter to parents that a student has been diagnosed with bacterial meningitis. According to the school Web site, the student...
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For GOP contenders, Illinois is up for grabsJan 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Mike Huckabee in Iowa. John McCain in New Hampshire and South Carolina. Mitt Romney in Michigan, Nevada and Wyoming. With early contests yielding three winners, the Repu...
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Hoffman Estates firefighters rescue driver from frozen pondJan 23, 2008 10:00 pm - A woman was hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries after driving her car into an icy pond in Hoffman Estates Tuesday. Police said the woman was driving through ...
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Area banks suffer along with credit industryJan 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Shares of two suburban community banks rallied Wednesday despite differing financial performance in the fourth quarter. Wintrust Financial Corp. shares increased 6 perce...
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Bill addresses school sports coverageJan 23, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- State lawmakers have joined the fray over whether the Illinois High School Association can bar newspaper photographers from state championship games. Chic...
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Former Lucent building gains tenantJan 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Chicago-based Health Care Service Corp. said Wednesday it has signed a 15-year lease for one of its businesses to move into the Naperville office center formerly occupie...
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Motorola stock sinks on profit warningJan 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Schaumburg-based Motorola Inc. said Wednesday its fourth-quarter profits plunged 84 percent and next quarter could be worse, news that sent its stock into a free fall. M...
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Metal detectors the answer in U-46?Jan 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Elgin High School senior Zoe Marszalek knows her school uses hand-held metal detectors to find weapons, even cell phones, on students. Still, in four years, Marszalek ha...