Northfield
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Cook officials vote down tax hikesDec 11, 2007 10:00 pm - Cook County Board President Todd Stroger sent a message Wednesday: It's his way of raising taxes or no way. OK, responded commissioners, no way it is. The majority of t...
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Remembering teensDec 11, 2007 10:00 pm - Down the hall from the pediatric patients at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge is a somewhat overlooked group: teens and adolescents who are hospitalized....
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Barrington Hills, Duda closer to deal on subdivision planDec 11, 2007 10:00 pm - Barrington Hills leaders and representatives of their longtime nemesis, the Fritz Duda Co., are inching closer to a deal that would end nearly eight years of bitter figh...
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New Bartlett station place to beDec 11, 2007 10:00 pm - Commuters from Bartlett weren't quite as eager as usual to hop aboard their trains Tuesday morning. Instead, they took an extra moment to lounge leisurely about the Bart...
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Mom: The holidays are not the same without LeeDec 10, 2007 10:00 pm - The little silver engine pulls two miniature railroad cars, the golden candle holders on the roofs serving as smokestacks. "The train is Lee's menorah," says mother Beth...
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When holiday lights go too far, too longDec 10, 2007 10:00 pm - Two years ago, Jill Jenkins saw plenty of plastic Santas, reindeer and icicle lights outside Aurora homes -- even though it was spring. Some people, apparently, were in ...
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Madigan pitches gambling plan to fix cash woesDec 10, 2007 10:00 pm - With a mass transit doomsday just weeks away, one of the state's top Democrats lent his support to a massive gambling expansion Monday in hopes of keeping the buses and ...
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Hanover Park man pleads guilty to robberyDec 10, 2007 10:00 pm - A Hanover Park man has been sentenced to 30 months' probation and 140 days in Cook County jail after pleading guilty to his role in a robbery scheme. Prosecutors say Sta...
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Des Plaines travel agent admits stealing plane ticketsDec 10, 2007 10:00 pm - A Des Plaines travel agent has been sentenced to two years court supervision after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor theft charge. Police say Jacqueline Soriano, of the 9...
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Tips on making your display a (good) talkerDec 10, 2007 10:00 pm - Nobody wants to be that neighbor. You know, the one with the tacky holiday display that leaves others whispering and laughing behind your back. So we asked some holiday ...