Northfield
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Inflated prices for balloon bizDec 30, 2007 10:00 pm - Those floating party balloons, a staple of any respectable New Year's Eve party, are becoming scarce. A worldwide helium shortage is the culprit, leading to dramatic pri...
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No plans for NYE yet? No worries. There's plenty going on in the areaDec 30, 2007 10:00 pm - Time's run out. Tonight is the big night. If you didn't make plans months ago or want to spend $1,000 or so, here's some last-minute ideas on ways to usher in 2008. Bars...
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Chicago Marathon officials push back registrationDec 30, 2007 10:00 pm - Organizers of the Chicago Marathon have pushed back registration for the 2008 race. Spokeswoman Marianne Caponi says the event reaches capacity sooner each year and the ...
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The one gift he really neededDec 29, 2007 10:00 pm - By Mike Silverman's count, God blessed him twice. Once 25 years ago when he survived multiple-bypass heart surgery and again in early December when he received a new hea...
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6 hurt in Cook County Jail knife fightDec 29, 2007 10:00 pm - A knife fight between rival gangs broke out late Saturday in a maximum security wing of the Cook County Jail, sending six inmates to area hospitals, authorities said. Th...
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A little humor goes a long way when explaining philosophyDec 29, 2007 10:00 pm - "Dimitri: If Atlas holds up the world, what holds up Atlas? "Tasso: Atlas stands on the back of a turtle. "Dimitri: But what does the turtle stand on? "Tasso: Another tu...
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Police say man had about 50 pot plantsDec 29, 2007 10:00 pm - A 21-year-old Hanover Township man was ordered held on $250,000 bond Saturday after authorities said he was caught with more than 5,000 grams of marijuana. Christopher ...
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Police say woman wanted to end marriageDec 29, 2007 10:00 pm - A Des Plaines woman has told police she just wanted a "clean and quick" break from her marriage when she abandoned her car in a forest preserve last week and hit the roa...
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Police say woman wanted to end marriageDec 29, 2007 10:00 pm - A Des Plaines woman has told police she just wanted a "clean and quick" break from her marriage when she abandoned her car in a forest preserve last week and hit the roa...
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Murder case still openDec 29, 2007 10:00 pm - As 2007 comes to a close, the investigation into who killed Keith Daugherty of Schaumburg remains wide open. "It is still an open and ongoing investigation," Schaumburg ...