Prospect Heights
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Lasorda, book draw fansDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - From the line that wound around the upper level of Borders Books on Saturday, you'd never have guessed baseball had the week it did. Despite the snow and, yes, despite t...
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Volunteers help underprivileged children shop for holiday fareDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Volunteers from Schaumburg to Sleepy Hollow put smiles on hundreds of little faces Saturday at two local Wal-Marts. The Elgin and East Dundee locations together hosted a...
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'Double taxation' claims reverberate among Roselle fire district residentsDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Cries of double taxation are echoing throughout the Roselle Fire Protection District. Starting Jan. 1, about 11,000 residents living in unincorporated areas near Rosell...
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U-46 not banking on aid from SpringfieldDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - New desks and chairs aren't usually luxury items for Elgin Area School District U-46 students. They soon could be. Still waiting on upward of $6 million in promised sta...
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Library taxes worth every pennyDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Who loves to pay taxes? Nobody I know, but in the words of Benjamin Franklin, "'In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes." Looking back at...
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Schaumburg woman rescued from burning vehicle on EisenhowerDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - A Schaumburg woman was rescued from a burning vehicle Saturday morning on the Eisenhower Expressway. Illinois State Police Master Sgt. Tom Koch said the woman, 22-year-o...
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An 'overwhelming' welcome for one soldierDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - A North Barrington soldier received a hero's welcome Saturday, as he returned home from Baghdad for a 30-day leave. Army Spc. John Moran, 23, was greeted by Patriot Guar...
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Very special shopping spreeDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Sixteen Bloomingdale kids got the police ride of their short, little lives. Some of the village's most underprivileged arrived in front of the Meijer grocery store Satur...
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Girl Scouts explore science in special 'Eart, Sky and Beyond' programDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Three tablespoons of baking soda were added to a plastic bottle containing vinegar, liquid soap and red food coloring, causing a reddish pink material to ooze onto a car...
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Church with narrow focus won't help parishioners grow in faithDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - By their very nature, big churches minister to people with widely varying spiritual, intellectual and emotional needs. If Bill Hybels, senior pastor of the 20,000-member...