Prospect Heights
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Lake Zurich, Wheeling battle for third straight yearFeb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - Wheeling and Lake Zurich split meetings the last two years for girls basketball regional championships. Now the two powerhouses meet for a Class 4A sectional championshi...
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Des Plaines eager for new citywide alert systemFeb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - Des Plaines residents may soon be able to receive text messages about a burglary spree in their neighborhood, e-mails on where to pick up sandbags during flooding, or ju...
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Suburban teen, coaches testify in Chicago hearing to ban metal batsFeb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - First foie gras, now metal baseball bats. Yet this time, the Chicago City Council might have a point in banning a widely accepted specialty product, as attested by a cou...
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Burris names new hires amid controversyFeb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Despite continuing calls that he resign from office, U.S. Sen. Roland Burris offered at least the appearance of normalcy Wednesday by hiring two senior sta...
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Elk Grove bicycle race ranked among top in nationFeb 24, 2009 10:00 pm - It may not be an official ranking, but Elk Grove leaders are touting the village's annual three-day Tour of Elk Grove as the number one race in the United States, thanks...
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Palatine man traveling the country as the 'Rough Rider'Feb 24, 2009 10:00 pm - While much was made of Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday this month, another presidential milestone passed a lot more quietly - except for Palatine native Joe Wiegand. Wi...
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Enterprise fuming over suburban rental taxFeb 24, 2009 10:00 pm - Enterprise Rent-A-Car says the city of Chicago is overstepping its bounds with a tax on suburban drivers who use their rentals primarily in the city. The Nevada-based c...
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Police beatFeb 24, 2009 10:00 pm - Arlington Heights • Burglars stole the I-Pass transponder out of an unlocked 1985 Ford truck at Noff's Moving, 1735 E. Davis St., between 3 p.m. Feb. 14 and 8 a.m. Feb. ...
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Tylenol victims' families wait for break, againFeb 24, 2009 10:00 pm - Michelle Rosen hoped a Boston-area FBI raid this month meant she might finally be able to stop wondering if the grocery bagger or the gardener down the block could be re...
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Northwestern to raise tuitionFeb 24, 2009 10:00 pm - Northwestern University plans to raise tuition and cut its budget 5 percent after its endowment fell 24 percent in 10 months because of the global recession. The univers...