Prospect Heights
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Salt prices skyrocket; towns seek alternativesSep 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Shortages and rising prices have towns throughout DuPage County scrambling to find ways to ensure they have enough road salt. In Glen Ellyn, for example, village leaders...
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Cook tax rates decline, but most tax bills will notSep 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Newly released property tax rates for Northwest Cook County are uniformly lower, a sign of rising property assessments since 2004 even though home values recently have f...
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Fashion, girlfriends and lunch -- what better way to spend a SundaySep 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Plan an afternoon with your girlfriends on Oct. 19 while the men sit home and watch the Bears play the Minnesota Vikings. At least that is the suggestion of Dianna Franz...
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Chicago Executive Airport board halts T-hangar talksSep 17, 2008 11:00 pm - The Chicago Executive Airport board will stop talking about the much-discussed T-hangars, at least for a year. The board decided on Wednesday that with the debt the air...
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Hoffman teen one of the country's top young scientistsSep 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Being able to answer the age-old question "Why is the sky blue?" has landed a Hoffman Estates teen a spot among the nation's top young scientists. Avni Bavishi, a 14-yea...
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Olympian recounts her journey to suburban groupSep 17, 2008 11:00 pm - A two-time Olympian and silver medalist in Beijing came calling on the Northwest suburbs on Wednesday, and she drew excited receptions wherever she went. Kara Lynn Joyc...
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Wed 72 years and countingSep 17, 2008 11:00 pm - ...
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Clearbrook Cafe closes, Italian restaurant to openSep 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Clearbrook Cafe - a nonprofit coffee shop - will soon transform into a for-profit Italian restaurant. "With this economy, we decided to focus more on programs," said Glo...
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Hearing raises safety concerns about Pace paratransitSep 17, 2008 11:00 pm - State and Chicago officials joined disabled riders in calling for reforms to Pace's newly minted paratransit service Wednesday. The suburban bus agency instituted major ...
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Briefs: Des Plaines schools openSep 16, 2008 11:00 pm - District 62 schools will be in session today, Sept. 17. Parents should contact their school office if their children will not attend school due to flooding. These absenc...