Prospect Heights
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Heroes not very far from homeAug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- When it comes to those they most admire, young people do not look chiefly to the worlds of music, today's wars or history. Instead, they turn to their own ...
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Airport official battling ousterAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - The chairman of Chicago Executive Airport said Friday he has no intention of resigning. At this week's airport board meeting, board member David Kolssak had called for C...
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Police Beat - Mount Prospect man arrested for property damageAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Mount Prospect •Christopher C. Strandberg, 47, 1420 S. Busse Road, Apt. 2L, Mount Prospect, was arrested around 1:30 a.m. Aug. 8 and charged with criminal damage to prop...
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What people say about Dennis HastertAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - On Dennis Hastert: "He is a good and decent man, and he was a strong and effective Speaker … I am indebted to Denny for his candid advice and strong support." Presi...
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Metra officials vent at lack of state funding actionAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - After sitting on a waiting list for nearly two decades, 22 deteriorating bridges on Metra's UP-North Line still need replacement, agency officials said Friday while vent...
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More Metra riders, fewer trains on timeAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - As ridership continues to skyrocket, more commuters hopped on Metra this June than in any other month in the agency's 22-year history, but train tardiness may be becomin...
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RTA chairman's pay could doubleAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - The transit system's chairman could have his pay doubled thanks to a provision tucked into a massive tax hike measure aimed at saving the region's train and bus system. ...
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Bike patrol to check for kids in cars at courthouseAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Cook County sheriff's police this week began patrolling courthouse parking lots on bicycle -- a beefed-up surveillance effort authorities say will help them spot childre...
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Carpentersville man nabbed in drug bustAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - A Carpentersville man accused of being the leader of a wholesale drug ring operating in the western suburbs was arrested by the FBI Friday morning. Frank Affatigato, 45,...
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Police Beat - Wheeling man charged with marijuana possessionAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - The blotter Buffalo Grove •Gregorio Gonzalez, 18, 431 E. Merle Lane, Wheeling, was arrested around 10:15 p.m. Aug. 8 and charged with possession of marijuana after an of...