Palatine
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Prospect Heights approves home-rule referendumsJul 21, 2008 11:00 pm - The Prospect Heights City Council agreed to ask residents in November whether they want to be a home-rule community, which would give local government more taxing power ...
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Casino hopefuls, prepare to air your laundryJul 21, 2008 11:00 pm - For those thinking that a casino ownership might be a good investment, be prepared: The Illinois Gaming Board doesn't know the meaning of the word "privacy," a review of...
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Trial to start in crash that killed Buffalo Grove High studentJul 21, 2008 11:00 pm - The last 24 months have brought grief and gratitude, anger and acceptance to the loved ones of Corey Diamond, Elliott Cellini and Brandon Forshall, teenage victims of th...
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Man dies at gas station of drug overdoseJul 21, 2008 11:00 pm - A 45-year-old Des Plaines man put out of a car Saturday at a Des Plaines gas station died a short time later of a drug overdose, Des Plaines Police Chief Jim Prandini sa...
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Cook County's "pothole vacation" overJul 21, 2008 11:00 pm - A short-lived plan that took Cook County road crews off the road one out of every 10 workdays is over after the county's chief administrative officer said there wasn't e...
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Arlington Park picks new buglerJul 21, 2008 11:00 pm - When trumpet player Jean Laurenz is offered a high-profile gig, she takes it. This summer, she played in a Texas orchestra. Last summer, she played with Kanye West at th...
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Neighbors in the NewsJul 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Congratulations go to Matt McClure of Bartlett who was the Central Region winner in the age 12-13 boys division for the U.S. Junior Olympic Basketball Skills Competition...
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New life for old petsJul 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Taking care of Sandy had become too expensive and time-consuming. The aging yellow Labrador was lovable and well-trained, but her owner, a single mom from Streamwood, co...
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Bomb threat doesn't play well at courthouseJul 21, 2008 11:00 pm - He may have meant it sarcastically, but DuPage County sheriff's deputies weren't amused. A 30-year-old Palatine man was free on bond Monday after deputies accused him la...
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Des Plaines officials table bank planJul 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Des Plaines aldermen Monday night tabled a plan to open a bank with a drive-through window amid questions it would bring extra traffic. A plan by National City to open ...