Prospect Heights
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Hoffman Estates Mayor doesn't like odds on OTBMay 12, 2008 11:00 pm - After years of speculation about an off-track betting parlor coming to Hoffman Estates, a gaming company on Monday unveiled plans for one inside Poplar Creek Bowl to a l...
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Wheeling wants to raise cost of 911 callsMay 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Wheeling residents will face a referendum choice on their November ballots related to a 911 surcharge. The village is looking to raise its $.75 a month surcharge on phon...
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Woman dead in Chicago alleyMay 12, 2008 11:00 pm - CHICAGO -- Chicago police are investigating the bludgeoning death of a woman on the city's southeast side. Officers say they found the woman late Sunday night in an alle...
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Glenview student accused of pelting cop with M&MsMay 12, 2008 11:00 pm - DES MOINES, Iowa -- A 20-year-old Drake University student from Illinois is charged with assaulting a police officer -- with candy. Officials say Sean McGuire of Glenvie...
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Local experts give their take of Fed chief's commentsMay 12, 2008 11:00 pm - The Daily Herald asked three area economic experts to respond to Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Charles Evans comments Monday. Here is their take: Janna Sampson...
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Regional fed chief sees economic rebound -- but not immediatelyMay 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Chicago's top federal bank official said Monday he sees hopeful signs for the local economy by early next year. But it was the short-term that he and many of the 200 or ...
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Barrington president says EJ&E sale must be haltedMay 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Barrington's fight against Canadian National's proposed purchase of the Elgin Joliet & Eastern Railway Co. is the biggest challenge facing the community, according to Vi...
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Does proposal fit with goal of Buffalo Grove's Town Center?May 12, 2008 11:00 pm - A proposal for more office space in Buffalo Grove's Town Center has sparked the question of whether that's the best use for what was once touted as a downtown for the vi...
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Hoffman Estates entertains off-track betting proposalMay 11, 2008 11:00 pm - A gaming company wants to open an off-track betting parlor inside a Hoffman Estates bowling alley. Inter-Track Partners will unveil its proposal to village officials ton...
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What to expect on last dayMay 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Federal prosecutors termed Antoin "Tony" Rezko's alleged crimes a "pay-to-play scheme on steroids" when they indicted him in 2006. Today, after eight weeks of testimony ...