Prospect Heights
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How some suburban residents are coping with high gas pricesMay 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Barbara Carbon of Geneva drove more than two dozen miles round-trip daily for her job as patient satisfaction manager at Winfield-based Central DuPage Hospital. Eventual...
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Toxic chemicals found inside house near closed DuPage Co. landfillMay 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Living in the shadow of a garbage dump that is oozing methane gas is troubling enough for Karen Perez. But recently the suburban mom was given additional cause to worry....
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Guards: Jail fight injuries avoidableMay 15, 2008 11:00 pm - The union for sergeants and lieutenants at the Cook County jail complained Thursday that an inmate fight Tuesday resulting in injuries to correctional officers might hav...
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Public defender seeks open hearing on his firingMay 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Cook County Public Defender Edwin Burnette called on President Todd Stroger Thursday to make public and open to the press Burnette's May 20 disciplinary hearing. Burnett...
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Dist. 21 again refuses federal Title I fundingMay 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Wheeling Township Elementary District 21 once more agreed to reject funding tied to No Child Left Behind laws, but this year again came with some dissent from the board....
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NIU shooting victims to receive degrees at commencementMay 15, 2008 11:00 pm - On Saturday, more than 2,500 graduates will walk across a stage, receive their diplomas and shake hands with Northern Illinois University President John Peters. Five stu...
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Angry disabled riders sound offMay 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Transit riders with disabilities brought their grievances with Pace to a higher authority Thursday. "People are hurting," transit advocate Ayo Maat told Regional Transpo...
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U-46 principal gets wheels turning to fight obesityMay 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Bike? Check. Helmet? Check. Principal escort? Check. In honor of National Bike to Work Week, which is May 12 to 16, Spring Trail Elementary School Principal Rick Schroed...
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She helped garden club, church groupsMay 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Over the years, goals of the Garden Club of Inverness have been to preserve native plants, and to promote the love of gardening and flowers with local residents. June O...
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Voter ID proposal rejected along party linesMay 15, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- An attempt to require Illinois voters to show identification before casting a ballot was rejected Thursday by Democratic lawmakers. The proposal would hav...