Prospect Heights
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Etching their visions in snowFeb 09, 2008 10:00 pm - A sculptor who typically works in clay found just the right touch carving in snow. Dan Ingebrigtson and his team of carvers from the Milwaukee area won first place Satur...
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Dancing to the starsFeb 09, 2008 10:00 pm - Move over, "Dancing With the Stars." The Jacobs High School girls dance team says "Bring it on!" Competing in the International Dance Teachers Association since 1999, Ja...
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Veteran sportscaster suspended over anti-Semitic remarkFeb 09, 2008 10:00 pm - Chicago radio station WMVP-AM has suspended veteran sportscaster Chet Coppock until Feb. 23 because of an offensive remark he made about Jews on his show a week ago. Cop...
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Basketball a 'special thing' for these teensFeb 09, 2008 10:00 pm - With all the fast breaks, no-look passes and hard-nosed defense on display Saturday at the Junior Wheelchair Bulls Invitational basketball tournament, it could rival any...
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Test prep trumps class workFeb 09, 2008 10:00 pm - By all accounts, Larkin junior Max O'Neill excels at math. Consistently scoring A's in the subject, O'Neill is enrolled in precalculus, while a majority of his peers are...
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Motorola unveils network that carries video bloggingFeb 09, 2008 10:00 pm - Video blogging soon could reach the next generation in the Chicago area. It could go high definition. Motorola Inc. demonstrated the ability of its new Long Term Evoluti...
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Media group helps people tell 'other side' of the storyFeb 09, 2008 10:00 pm - How do you help people tell their story effectively? In the late 1960s, a turbulent time in Chicago, Hank De Zutter was an education writer at the Chicago Daily News. He...
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Briefs: Hoffman Estates salt shortageFeb 08, 2008 10:00 pm - A regional salt shortage is forcing Hoffman Estates to ration where it salts streets, village officials said. Though the village typically orders 30 percent more salt th...
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Mt. Prospect 'lender' not really there, officials sayFeb 08, 2008 10:00 pm - A Mount Prospect address is being used by what the Better Business Bureau calls a "fake lender" who has duped people across the country out of thousands of dollars. The ...
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Ex-Chicago schools chief still challenging the systemFeb 08, 2008 10:00 pm - As chief executive officer of Chicago Public Schools, Paul Vallas developed a reputation as an unabashed reformer, unafraid to ruffle feathers. Vallas, now superintenden...