Cook County
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Performers bring 'edutainment' to parents in LombardSep 13, 2011 12:00 am - Education combined with entertainment Tuesday in a Lombard banquet hall, but unlike most “edutainment” audiences, the crowd wasn't made up of kids. Instead, it was pare...
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Taxes too tall a hurdle for gymnastic academy’s move to PalatineSep 13, 2011 12:00 am - Eyeing a possible move to a larger facility in Palatine, the operators of the American Academy of Gymnastics in Wheeling had agreed on a purchase price with the building...
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Park Ridge hosts job fair ThursdaySep 13, 2011 12:00 am - More than 50 companies with hundreds of job openings in manufacturing, technology, retail and other fields will take part in a job fair Thursday in Park Ridge. The fair ...
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Smoke from Minnesota wildfires blankets suburbsSep 13, 2011 12:00 am - Suburban fire, health and emergency management departments grappled Tuesday with a pervasive pall of smoke that poured over the region from a huge wildfire in northern M...
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Des Plaines Fall Fest opens FridaySep 13, 2011 12:00 am - Fall Fest 2011, a three-day, family-friendly festival and marketplace is back for a third year Sept. 16-18, bigger and better than ever. The fest, hosted by the Des Plai...
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Buffalo Grove, ComEd plan second meeting over outagesSep 13, 2011 12:00 am - Buffalo Grove officials will meet later this month with ComEd representatives to discuss some of the issues that emerged in the wake of the summer’s power outages, Deput...
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Buffalo Grove could revoke license for spa after prostitution arrestsSep 13, 2011 12:00 am - Buffalo Grove officials could strip a village massage parlor of its operating license next week in response to the July arrest of one of its employees on a prostitution ...
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Marching Knights open season with a bangSep 13, 2011 12:00 am - The Prospect High School Marching Knights took first place honors among a field of 25 Midwest bands at the 33rd annual Lancer Joust Marching Band Competition at Lake Par...
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Harper student has Mars on her mindSep 13, 2011 12:00 am - When Harper student Kristen O’Mara registered for her general education courses last year, she knew right away which science she would choose: astronomy, one of her pass...
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Elgin gang member tied to two shootings, police saySep 13, 2011 12:00 am - An Elgin man with an extensive criminal history has been linked to two gang-related shootings in April and May, according to Elgin police. Police arrested 19-year-old K...