Park Ridge
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Hoffman Estates gets closer to new police stationDec 10, 2007 10:00 pm - Hoffman Estates is closer to spending $2.9 million on land for a new police station. A closing date of Jan. 9 has been set for the land at 401 W. Higgins Road. The parce...
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Hanukkah through the eyes of pre-schoolersDec 10, 2007 10:00 pm - As Hanukkah comes to an end tonight, we asked 4- and 5-year-olds to tell us about latkes, and what else they like about the holiday. The children are all students at the...
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Wheeling may not raise tax levy for 2007Dec 10, 2007 10:00 pm - Wheeling residents will be seeing stability in at least a portion of their tax bills for this year. The village board will likely vote next Monday not to increase the 2...
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Arlington Heights resident prevails in stop sign crusadeDec 10, 2007 10:00 pm - For almost two years, Arlington Heights resident Kevin Stumph tried to get a four-way stop sign at Campbell Street and Dwyer Avenue. He wrote a letter but the village's...
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Peraica counters Stroger budgetDec 10, 2007 10:00 pm - The vitriol and personal attacks that have surrounded the Cook County budget discussions are unfortunate and accomplish little but damage the faith of the taxpayers in o...
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Metra's shelter from the storm opens in BartlettDec 10, 2007 10:00 pm - There's something to be said about using a train depot that dates back to 1873. There's also something to be said about getting out of the Chicago area's merciless wind....
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Briefs: Acura closes and inks deal with KingDec 10, 2007 10:00 pm - PALATINE -- Acura Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced the closing of a license, development and commercialization agreement with King Pharmaceuticals Research and Development...
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Police trying to determine cause of crash which left 1 dead, SUV in pondDec 09, 2007 10:00 pm - The crash that killed 57-year-old United Airlines skycap Thomas Wehlus is still under investigation, Des Plaines police said Sunday. Karl Wehlus said his father, a Des P...
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State making English learners take same standardized tests as prosDec 09, 2007 10:00 pm - Students new to English will take the same state tests as their English-speaking peers this year. The switch, ordered by the Illinois State Board of Education, could sin...
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Should libraries restrict kids' access to videos?Dec 09, 2007 10:00 pm - At libraries throughout the suburbs, children can check out copies of the bloody World War II film "Saving Private Ryan," episodes of the violent crime drama "The Sopran...