Prospect Heights
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Young woman loved life, the outdoors and the artsJun 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Family members describe Shannon Elizabeth Lebeter as a sensitive and artistic person, who wrote poetry and loved being outdoors. The former Streamwood resident, most rec...
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Supreme Court strikes down D.C. handgun banJun 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Gun-rights advocates in Illinois joined others across the country in hailing Thursday's 5-4 court ruling that Americans have a constitutional right to keep guns in their...
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Stroger promotes pledges never madeJun 26, 2008 11:00 pm - It should have been a much-needed good media day for Cook County Board President Todd Stroger. After months of being pounded for imposing the largest tax increase in his...
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Wood Dale hires new city managerJun 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Wood Dale city officials announced Thursday that former Wheeling Village Manager Wally Douthwaite will be the new city manager. Douthwaite will have a two-year contract ...
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Boy's drowning shocking, but experts say story is all too commonJun 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Two weeks ago, William Ugoka, 14, got a call from his mother, Mary, who was at work. "What are you going to do?" she asked her oldest son at 4 p.m. -- the typical time ...
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Is O'Hare probe tip of iceberg or no big deal?Jun 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Mixed reactions emerged Thursday as a federal audit into whether air traffic controllers' supervisors fudged reports of operational errors hit home at O'Hare Internation...
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Man wanted for home invasion, car theftJun 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Schaumburg police are searching for a man they say confronted a woman with a child, forced his way into her babysitter's home and stole her car. Police said the 42-year-...
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Tough times mean more hungry kids over the summerJun 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Hard economic times are stoking a surge in students taking advantage of federally funded summer food programs. "I can tell you that just from the phone calls we receive,...
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1 hurt in 6-car crash in Arlington HeightsJun 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Six cars collided in a chain reaction this morning on eastbound Rand Road at Arlington Heights Road, police said. About 7:45 a.m., a car traveling eastbound, slammed in...
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Cook Co. moves closer to having an independent inspector generalJun 26, 2008 11:00 pm - It took a few years, but Cook County Board President Todd Stroger Thursday took a major step toward making good on his central campaign platform: installing an independe...