Park Ridge
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Developer's bankruptcy puts buyers' future in doubtOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Todd and Kathryn Lawler took a giant step toward the American dream this past March. The couple made a $20,000 down payment on their first home, a three-bedroom place i...
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Supporters tip their hats to Resources organizationOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - At Sunday's fall benefit luncheon to benefit Resources for Community Living, spring hats were the order of the day. And guests got into it, donning their fanciest bonne...
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Builder believes troubled times may soon endOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Bulldozers at Neumann Homes projects went silent this week. Hammers slid back into carpenter belts. Sales people went home. As Neumann Homes confirmed it will file for C...
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Delay raises pay for outgoing U-46 superintendentOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - The retirement deal for outgoing Elgin Area School District U-46 Superintendent Connie Neale will allow her to reap the maximum benefit from her state pension by waiving...
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Elk Grove off-track betting parlor now openOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - An Elk Grove Village sports bar has added off-track betting to the menu. Ringside Sports Bar and Restaurant now features more than 50 TVs for horse race betting just in...
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Gymnast medals in 6 events at Special Olympic World games in ChinaOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Marc Janovics, 28, of Mount Prospect, returned last week from world competition in China to the comfortable surroundings of the Elk Grove Gymnastics School where he has ...
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Market downturn roughs up TellabsOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Tellabs Chief Executive Krish Prabhu said Tuesday the Naperville company still could be bought out, despite its third-quarter profit that plunged about 90 percent. "The...
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Experts advise recent Neumann buyersOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - When a company files bankruptcy, what's a consumer to do? Stand in line with a claim against the company, along with all the other creditors at bankruptcy court. That is...
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Briefs: Targeting deadbeat parentsOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Parents who don't pay child support can now have their driving privileges suspended or the "boot" put on their vehicles, under a new Illinois law. Governor Rod Blagojevi...
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Cook County homeowner tax relief enactedOct 22, 2007 11:00 pm - As expected, Cook County board members on Monday enacted a form of homeowner tax relief recently passed by the state legislature. While that will limit the increase in t...