Wilmette
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RIM's Mueller comes full circle with awardMay 28, 2013 5:00 am - Robert J. Mueller of South Barrington was part of the Emery Air Freight team in the 1970s when it won a presidential award. Now more than 40 years later, his own company...
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HGTV designer's style rooted in the suburbsApr 09, 2013 5:30 am - Shopping for home decor at Scentimental Gardens in Geneva last week, HGTV designer Meg Caswell found inspiration everywhere. “Oooh, those would look so good in a foyer,”...
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Roofing practices evolve for better protectionMar 30, 2013 6:00 am - The importance of keeping a roof over one’s head has been well documented in literature for centuries. Everyone needs a place to take shelter during adverse weather cond...
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Des Plaines council to consider water rate hikeMar 29, 2013 9:53 pm - The Des Plaines City Council Monday night will consider giving final approval to a 6.9 percent increase to the city’s overall water and sewer rate to pass on a 15 percen...
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State offers screen saver with architectural wondersMar 28, 2013 10:27 am - Architectural and history buffs may enjoy a new screen saver that recently launched by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. The new screen saver offers historic la...
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Kriser's born out of love for petsMar 11, 2013 5:00 am - There were pets in Highland Park native Brad Kriser's home since he was a newborn and his family owned a poodle named Coco. It seems natural now that he's married with f...
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Algonquin dentist all smiles with book, activitiesMar 04, 2013 5:30 am - Audrey Sim of Algonquin has been marking off items from her so-called bucket list. Learning to play the piano, check. Play with brother on PlayStation 3, check. Visit Ja...
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No need for defense pay cutsMar 01, 2013 4:00 am - With the sequestration date here, the pundits are making dire predictions for the Department of Defense rollback — perhaps a temporary 20 percent pay cut for DOD employe...
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Allstate's Gregoire works to help othersFeb 11, 2013 4:00 am - When Maryse Gregoire left Haiti in 1971, she was preparing to get married in the United States and start a new life. Years later, her son would become ill and was near d...
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Editorial: Clock is ticking for towns, taxpayers on another pension crisisDec 09, 2012 4:00 am - The pension proposal for teachers and state employees offered by state Rep. Elaine Nekritz last week was, as we noted at the time, a promising if imperfect advance on a ...