Palatine
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Santa Claus: The early yearsDec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - Two years after L. Frank Baum wrote the "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz," he penned another children's story, filled with fanciful characters and set in a far-off land. Only...
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Twenty years in gang killingDec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - An Elgin man charged in a 2005 gang killing has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for his admitted role in the crime -- which took the life of a Chicago teenager -- a...
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Briefs: New public works contractDec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - Elk Grove Village trustees Tuesday night backed a new four-year contract with the union representing its public works employees. Workers will get a 3.25 percent increase...
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Crystal Lake native among dino discoverersDec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - Just months after announcing a major discovery that could change how scientists look at dinosaur evolution, a team of paleontologists including suburban native Nathan Sm...
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Newborn gibbon ready for visitors at Brookfield ZooDec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - Reo, a newborn white-cheeked gibbon, greeted the public for the first time this morning at Brookfield Zoo. The tiny ape, born Nov. 13, relaxed with his mother, Indah, ...
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Teen sent to boot camp for stabbingDec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - A teen who pleaded guilty to aggravated battery was sentenced Wednesday to a four-month boot camp program through the Cook County Department of Corrections. Michal Blons...
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Meet the principal at Peacock Middle SchoolDec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - For the rest of the school year, we'll feature an occasional series in the Neighbor section introducing readers to the men and women who sit in the corner offices of...
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Sears will reduce PVC useDec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - Hoffman Estates-based Sears Holdings Corp. said Wednesday it will move to phase out the use of PVC in packaging and merchandise at its Sears and Kmart stores, joining ot...
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Neighbor sportsDec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - Baseball, softball Registration:ŒRolling Meadows Youth Baseball will hold registration for the 2008 baseball season from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Community Center,...
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Sergeant says Fox lied on standDec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - A week after Kevin Fox moved some jurors to tears, one of the lead detectives accused of trying to railroad him for his daughter's murder said Wednesday the father lied ...