Palatine
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U-46, teachers agree on contractSep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - After nearly 180 hours of negotiations, Elgin Area School District U-46 and its teachers have hammered out a tentative three-year deal, officials said Saturday. The prev...
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Firefighters warn of halogen lamp hazard after fire in N. BarringtonSep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Firefighters are warning residents to turn off halogen lamps when they are not in use after a preliminary investigation showed a lamp started a fire in a North Barringto...
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COD handles HarperSep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Some teams believe in jinxes. Other teams erase them. And if, indeed, College of DuPage was jinxed against Harper, it isn't anymore. After 10 straight losses to the Haw...
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Buffalo Grove congregation compiles care packages for soldiersSep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Every month, a devoted group of 60 members of Buffalo Grove's Congregation Beth Am get together to send soldiers overseas a bit of home in a project they call Operation ...
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Invitational setting suits surging HawksSep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - MSL dual meets. Who needs them? Apparently not Hoffman Estates. The Hawks shook off their second straight duel loss to capture first place in the Libertyville Bill Dortc...
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Garden calendarSep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Garden clubs • The Garden Club of Inverness starts its 67th year and first meeting of the season at 9:30 a.m. Thursday at All Saints Lutheran Church, 630 S. Quentin...
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Casinos want their smokesSep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A statewide smoking ban has yet to snuff a single cigarette and already repeal efforts are afoot at the Capitol. The gambling industry is actively lobbyin...
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A little time, little accord for transit fundingSep 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Pace and CTA riders caught a break Friday, but serious transit problems still loom in the near future as the governor and lawmakers seem worlds apart on a solution. Tran...
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5 men arrested after pot findsSep 14, 2007 11:00 pm - The marijuana-growing industry in Lake County took a hard hit this week when police found and destroyed two large fields of the illegal herb. By Friday, five men were in...
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Briefs: Payton memorial run todaySep 14, 2007 11:00 pm - The "Walter Payton 16,726 Yard Run" takes place today at South Middle School in Arlington Heights, offering people the chance to run in Payton's footsteps. Out of every ...