Park Ridge
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ComEd seeks 8-percent rate hikeOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - ComEd said Wednesday it intends to file for an electricity delivery rate increase to obtain about $361 million in additional revenue. The electric utility, which is regu...
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A haunting you will goOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - A pair of new haunted houses have raised the bar on scaring patrons this year in the Northwest suburbs. From animatronics to 3-D animation, fright has gone high tech. Fo...
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Antioch enacts ban to aid lakesOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Concern over lake pollution has prompted Antioch to be the first community in the state to ban lawn fertilizers containing phosphorus. Environmentalists are cheering vil...
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Firefighters, friends, strangers all help TaylorOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Almost 2,000 miles from Jeff Radtke's anxious watch over his daughter, his fellow firefighters want him to know they have his back. So do friends, family, neighbors and ...
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Storms cause damage throughout suburbs; wind advisory still in effectOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Watching The Weather Channel in her Batavia home early Thursday morning, Betty Essling saw that winds of more than 40 mph were approaching the area. "I thought, 'Oh, tha...
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Police save life with donated equipmentOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Hoffman Estates police recently used a special piece of equipment donated to them this summer that helped paramedics save a life. Sgt. Jim Campbell said around 7 p.m. Oc...
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Child porn suspect loses job as coach at Hanover Park gymOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - A St. Charles man arrested Oct. 10 on charges he possessed child pornography has been fired from his job at a Hanover Park gym. Vernor Gumila, 38, coached at Gymkhana Gy...
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D. 211 teachers union plan on picketing next week's board meetingOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Disgruntled teachers in Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 plan to picket before next week's school board meeting. Union President John Braglia said today he h...
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On a cross-country ride of hope with a courageous little girlOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - It's far too early to tell whether the Radtke family of Johnsburg got their miracle. But without question, they got something special. Just a week ago, Laurie Radtke fou...
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Stroger proposes to roll three years of taxes into oneOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Cook County Board President Todd Stroger doesn't want to bother you next year with yet another request to raise your taxes. Or the year after that. After all, there's on...