Park Ridge
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Friends, foes pay tribute to John StrogerJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Former Cook County Board President John H. Stroger Jr., revered for his concern for the poor but sometimes criticized for his approach to politics, died Friday morning. ...
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Entertainment center pitched in SchaumburgJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - An entertainment center with a movie theater, bowling alley, bar and restaurant may be up and running by the fall near Schaumburg's new convention center. IPic Entertain...
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Prescription for roads: More beet juice, hold the saltJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Anyone who doesn't like eating beets may warm up to this winter recipe quickly. Take some sugar beets and extract the carbohydrates. Mix with salt brine and calcium chlo...
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Dist. 211 superintendent announces he'll step down earlyJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 Superintendent Roger Thornton will retire at the end of 2008, six months before the end of his contract. Thornton, 63, submi...
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Teacher stabbed at Elgin HighJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - An Elgin High School teacher was stabbed by a 16-year-old student Friday in a classroom, officials said. Carolyn Gilbert, 50, was stabbed multiple times in the upper bod...
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Pathologist doubts time of victim's deathJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - A pathologist who reviewed reports on the death of Cindy Wolosick is reaching different conclusions than the deputy medical examiner who performed her autopsy. The testi...
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Spill closes Route 59Jan 17, 2008 10:00 pm - Route 59 in Bartlett was closed for about three hours Thursday after a diesel fuel spill. Bartlett police said Martin Gutierrez of Buffalo Grove was driving a tanker tru...
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Expert slams forensic work in Palatine woman's murderJan 17, 2008 10:00 pm - A forensic scientist who reviewed the investigation of a grisly 2005 Palatine murder said some testing done at the crime scene was "incomplete and insufficient" and said...
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Des Plaines mayor tells of new redevelopment planJan 17, 2008 10:00 pm - Des Plaines Mayor Tony Arredia said he has hopes of reversing the fortune of the city's biggest money-losing special taxing district. Arredia, who made his comments Thur...
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District 211 ready to meet new teen driving lawJan 17, 2008 10:00 pm - The age-old teenage rite of passage -- earning a driver's license -- just got a little harder thanks to a new state law, and Schaumburg-Palatine High School District 211...