Park Ridge
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Auto show, suburbs share a century of growthFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - As rock music blares, Suzuki's Gene Brown revs his motorcycle onto the stage before a throng of media at the Chicago Auto Show Wednesday. But it's not the V-Strom 650 Br...
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Getting to know the new BHS principalFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Stephen McWilliams becomes Barrington High School's new principal in July, and he's not going to need much on-the-job training. McWilliams has not merely worked at the s...
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Once counted out, Alvarez gets big help from women, suburbsFeb 06, 2008 10:00 pm - It's 8 a.m. on the day after elections and some character Anita Alvarez hardly knows is calling her cell phone asking for a job. A few weeks ago, her press secretary, Sa...
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Cabela's campaigns against proposed county gun banFeb 06, 2008 10:00 pm - The Cabela's Outdoor Superstore in Hoffman Estates is warning that a proposed Cook County gun-control measure threatens its very existence and the 300 jobs it provides. ...
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Rosemont looks at expanded entertainment districtFeb 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Shop Gucci, or take in some Cuban food and a mojito with plenty of time to catch that flight just down the street at O'Hare International Airport. This is the lively sce...
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Wheeling man cited for roasting pigs outsideFeb 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Practicing a Filipino tradition has gotten a Wheeling man in trouble with the law. Amante Enad says he has received a citation for roasting pigs in his back yard. He cla...
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Woods' teacher highlights golf showFeb 06, 2008 10:00 pm - All the snow this week made it apparent that golf season is still a ways away. While we impatiently wait for the change in weather, there is a quick fix this weekend as...
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Former first lady of Rolling Meadows diesFeb 06, 2008 10:00 pm - The City of Rolling Meadows lost one of its more prominent residents this week. Betty A. Ahrens, the wife of former Mayor William D. Ahrens, passed away on Sunday. The f...
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Are you hungrier than a 5th-grader? U-46 high-schoolers areFeb 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Gifford Street senior Robbie Stark has a healthy 19-year-old appetite. Yet, every day for lunch, he receives the same fare as a 7-year-old. "We're served the same lunche...
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Mt. Prospect senior scores hundreds of modeling, acting gigsFeb 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Most people may view TV commercials as the time to go get a snack. Not Jim Goss. No, Goss likes to stick around a bit to see if he can catch a glimpse of himself in a co...