Prospect Heights
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Rain, flooding wreak havoc across suburbsSep 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Constant heavy downpours and flooding wreaked havoc across the suburbs today, contributing to one confirmed death and temporarily closing access to O'Hare International ...
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Rolling Meadows man drowns in rain-swollen retention pondSep 13, 2008 11:00 pm - A 28-year-old Rolling Meadows man drowned Saturday in a soccer field flooded by the relentless rain. Alan G. Byrd went to the park in a car with two friends, authoritie...
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Des Plaines readies for the worstSep 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Steady rain and flooding continued for a second straight day in the suburbs, threatening thousands of local homes and businesses. Des Plaines, hit the hardest by the sto...
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Payton's spirit reigns as runners defy 'monsoon'Sep 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Walter Payton never let adversity stop him, and it seemed as if his spirit prevailed Saturday, as more than 500 competitors ran in his name through the driving rain to r...
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How walkable is your neighborhood?Sep 13, 2008 11:00 pm - How walkable is my community? I'm so glad you asked. Thanks to a tip from the Metropolitan Planning Council, I've been clicking away on a Web site called "Walk Score." ...
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St. Patrick puts clamps on Lions offenseSep 12, 2008 11:00 pm - St. Viator's bid for its fourth consecutive 3-0 start came up short as the Lions fell to host St. Patrick 14-0 Friday at Hanson Stadium in Chicago. "If you don't score i...
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Fremd runs wild in messy victorySep 12, 2008 11:00 pm - It took a while for Fremd and Wheeling to get used to the incessant drizzle that fell during their Mid-Suburban League crossover football game Friday night, but once the...
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A mix of traditions at Hanover Park, Des Plaines eventsSep 12, 2008 11:00 pm - At first glance, it looked like a polka that opened the folkloric dances and mariachi music Friday at the Mexican Independence Day celebration in Hanover Park. Women we...
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Deacon to relate effects of Rwandan genocideSep 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Gary Long saw firsthand the effects of genocide the citizens of Rwanda are still coping with. The St. Mary parish deacon visited the country last year as part of his wor...
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Northwest suburban religious notesSep 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Adult education The Ministry of New Beginnings, a Catholic-oriented, nondenominational, social support organization for separated, divorced, widowed and single persons, ...