Prospect Heights
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The BriefsJul 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Prospect parents offer football package The Prospect Parents Football Council of Prospect High School have formed the Friday Knights Tailgate Club program for football p...
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High-tech college Flashpoint Academy draws raves, criticsJul 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Maine South graduate Lisa Shanahan loves music, but not math or science or most other subjects found on a school report card. For years, Shanahan struggled to find her n...
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Triathletes scoff at mere rainJul 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Under optimal conditions, the Lake in the Hills Triathlon is a daunting event - with a half-mile swim in open water, 15 miles of hilly biking and a four-mile run along t...
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Public Enemy Brings The NoiseJul 19, 2008 11:00 pm - The 2008 Pitchfork Music Festival began Friday night with a history lesson for the music lovers assembled in Chicago's Union Park. Now in its third year, the weekend-lon...
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Illinois casinos beat the odds with tighter slot machinesJul 19, 2008 11:00 pm - First of three parts On a sunny Wednesday afternoon, gamblers crowd the endless banks of slot machines at Elgin's Grand Victoria Casino as sounds of clanking coins,...
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Camp instills courage in grieving kidsJul 19, 2008 11:00 pm - As at most summer camps, the kids at Camp Courage play games, swim and have cookouts. But what makes this day camp unique is the special bond the 50 campers share. Run b...
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The mechanics of a slot machineJul 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Slots are king. Across the country, casino slot machines bring in at least $20 billion a year, raking in more cash than movie tickets, retail book sales and specialty co...
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Analysis: Grand Victoria, ElginJul 19, 2008 11:00 pm - The Grand Victoria has long been the top moneymaker among Illinois casinos. The $437 million it took in last year was $56 million more than the next highest grossing cas...
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Arlington Heights vandals set off five explosions in three daysJul 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Arlington Heights police are looking for a group of teen boys authorities say are responsible for a series of mailbox and car explosions that took place July 5 to 7. The...
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Briefs: Bone marrow drive todayJul 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Officials at Wheeling Township are working to save a 5-year old child's life with a bone marrow drive from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at the township building, 1616 N. Arli...