Palatine
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The science, history behind this year's lead scareDec 26, 2007 10:00 pm - It may seem that the story of the year in Christmas-giving was lead in toys. Numerous scares prompted recalls, political volleys and consumer bewilderment. It's the late...
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Gifted academy to open in S. Elgin HighDec 26, 2007 10:00 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46 school board members recently heard the scoop on the newest of the district's gifted high school academies. BEACON, an acronym for Broadc...
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Buffalo Grove woman sues over tainted syringesDec 26, 2007 10:00 pm - A Buffalo Grove woman might be one of the first in the nation to file suit against the manufacturer of prefilled syringes that were contaminated with bacteria. Katie Abr...
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The briefs: Voter registration deadline nearsDec 26, 2007 10:00 pm - The deadline to register to vote in the Feb. 5 primary is Jan. 8. For details on how to register, check your county clerk's or election commission's Web site for more in...
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Local birthsDec 26, 2007 10:00 pm - Centegra Memorial Medical Center • Daniel Frederick Drake II, Nov. 17 to Daniel and Krystina Drake, Algonquin. Grandparents: George and Estela Gonzales, El Paso, Texas; ...
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Lake Forest rolls; Warren winsDec 26, 2007 10:00 pm - Late in the fourth quarter, with the outcome having been all but officially decided long before that, a Grayslake Central girls slapped at a rebound and swished it right...
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Cop turned author working on book about mobDec 26, 2007 10:00 pm - A retired Chicago police officer who gained notoriety writing about an infamous triple murder is now at work on his next book, about the mob. James Jack's book "Three Bo...
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Palatine cops looking for man who held knife to throat of 12-year-oldDec 26, 2007 10:00 pm - Palatine police are looking for a man who robbed a gas station on Christmas Day and held a knife to a young boy's throat. Around 11:45 a.m., police say a man walked into...
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Pedestrian struck by car, killed in Des PlainesDec 26, 2007 10:00 pm - An elderly man died after he was hit by a car apparently while he tried to cross a busy thoroughfare in Des Plaines, authorities said Wednesday. The crash took place abo...
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State honors local environmentalistsDec 26, 2007 10:00 pm - Frank Orto and the River Prairie Group Water Sentinels have done a lot to help clean up DuPage County rivers, but the chairman of the group -- which will receive an awar...