Palatine
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Frontier Days remembers the '80sJul 02, 2008 11:00 pm - The '80s rock band Night Ranger opened the main stage Wednesday at Frontier Days nearly 45 minutes late. But fans like Jennifer Schillaci of Elk Grove Village, who had l...
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Government report decries 'cozy' FAA for lax airline safety oversightJul 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Following a spate of safety-related flight cancellations this spring, a report by a U.S. government watchdog agency criticizes the Federal Aviation Administration for la...
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Briefs: Brown hearing continuedJul 02, 2008 11:00 pm - A man convicted in 1999 of molesting three girls he coached at a Hanover Park gymnastics club is due back in a suburban Detroit court July 22 after a judge continued his...
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Obama takes heat on mortgage dealJul 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Republicans pounced on reports of Barack Obama's bargain mortgage Wednesday as the Democratic presidential nominee's campaign maintained the deal was aboveboard. Obama l...
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Jaycees cook up new events for festJul 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Each year I marvel at the job the Palatine Jaycees do running our village's Fourth of July festival and this year is no different. But, not ones to rest on their laurels...
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Chicago's link to hot dogs remains strongJul 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Jim Photopoulus estimates he's eaten 10,000 hot dogs in the last 19 years. That would be more than 500 a year - roughly 10 per week. Needless to say, Photopoulus, a 1984...
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Travelers, revelers, take heed this holidayJul 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Don't drink and drive. Take public transit downtown. And please - no fireworks on the plane. With the Fourth of July just days away, authorities are issuing a slew of wa...
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Northwest suburban fests kick off today, tomorrowJul 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Regional, multiday festivals get started today and run through the weekend. Arlington Heights Frontier Days: Today-Sunday at Recreation Park, 500 E. Miner St., Arlin...
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Well-seasoned cook is original spice girlJul 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Long before the Brit pop group Spice Girls soared to fame, Tina Huss was the "Spice Queen" at Hersey High School in Arlington Heights. Tina was crowned not for singing b...
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Wheaton woman admits making threatJul 01, 2008 11:00 pm - A 25-year-old Wheaton woman pleaded guilty Tuesday to sending a threatening message to administrators at the University of Illinois at Chicago campus in February. "I wil...