Northfield
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Grease fire at Arlington Heights restaurantJan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - A grease fire broke out at Boston Blackie's restaurant Saturday night, forcing customers out about 9 p.m. The Arlington Heights Fire Department was at the restaurant at...
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Bigger, stronger, faster -- over the counterJan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Anabolic steroids get the bulk of attention. Yet, the main focus of a new state drug testing program for high school athletes won't be illegal steroids, but the shakes, ...
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Stroger storiesJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Friends spoke fondly of John Stroger Friday, even those who opposed him politically. Their remembrances included stories of Stroger the man without regard to political i...
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Ex-prostitute details working life at hearingJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - A former prostitute described in detail Friday how she was recruited into the escort service Michael Spencer is accused of running. Her testimony took place during the 3...
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Hommerson guilty in deaths of Barrington Hills coupleJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - After nearly 12 years, justice caught up with Peter Hommerson on Friday night. The nine men and three woman on a Lake County jury deliberated about six hours before find...
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Immigration divides GOP Senate hopefulsJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The three Republicans vying for the U.S. Senate nomination all oppose amnesty programs for illegal immigrants but disagree on whether it's realistically p...
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Boy's death in blinds' cord prompts alertJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - A 3-year-old Crystal Lake boy died Thursday when he became ensnared in the cord from a horizontal window blind and suffocated, an autopsy confirmed Friday afternoon. The...
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Palatine man re-enlists … in IraqJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - A Palatine man re-enlisted in the Army Reserve Friday in an unusual place -- Iraq. As part of the service's centennial, 25-year-old Peter Vaughan was one of 100 Reservis...
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BP to sell three area gas stations, storesJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - The Realtor representing restructuring oil giant BP said Friday it aims to get offers on 56 retail gas station sites nationwide, including some locally, by March 6. Sale...
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Arlington track chief: We won't survive without slotsJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - If you're against slots at Arlington Park, you're against Arlington Park, Arlington Park President Roy Arnold said Friday in a direct challenge to the village board. The...