Prospect Heights
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A silver lining in the wake of unrelenting storm woesAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Storms mean the kids' game got canceled, the putting greens are too slow, the koi pond spilled onto the patio, the cable is out, curse that lousy sump pump, the basement...
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River levels and rainfallAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - ...
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No rhyme or reason to storm's pathAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Nature's wrath seemed to pick favorites during this week's powerful storms, whose path of destruction through Northwest suburban neighborhoods, strip malls and industria...
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What do you save first when the storm hits?Aug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Medicine, golf clubs, collector trains and ferrets. Suburban homeowners grabbed these and other valuables as rain struck, electricity failed and flooding loomed late th...
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Power outages create demand on merchantsAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - After storms cut power, uprooted trees and flooded streets, some local businesses Friday found gold at the end of the rainbow. But it was a frustrating way to earn a li...
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President discusses what's ahead for Roosevelt's Schaumburg campusAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Five years ago, Roosevelt University President Charles Middleton began forging the 21st century identities of both the Chicago and Schaumburg campuses he oversees. Now a...
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Update: 4 counties declared disaster areasAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Emergency state resources are now available to suburbs in Cook, Lake, Kane and McHenry counties to help repair damage caused by mass flooding and violent storms that pum...
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Navigating ins, outs of flood insuranceAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Standing in front of a waterline in your basement, flood damage may seem like an insurmountable problem. But Federal Emergency Management Agency officials say those who ...
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Is transit system running on empty?Aug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Two transit officials - one the former state treasurer - are challenging the purported size of Metra's budget shortfall as the agency pushes for a quarter-cent sales tax...
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RTA: Cuts, fare hikes imminentAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Metra, Pace and CTA officials drew a budget line in the sand Thursday. After pressing for nearly a year for tax hikes to fill a collective $240 million budget hole, tra...