Cook County
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Injured tollway worker returns to workSep 07, 2007 11:00 pm - "When you're in a construction zone, pay attention," said Wayne Pauley of Villa Park while heading home from work Friday. For two years, Pauley, 43, like his fellow stat...
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CL Central 35, Dundee-Crown 28Sep 07, 2007 11:00 pm - Dundee-Crown's defense went fishing Friday night, and the little fish they found was Niemo. Yet, the Chargers couldn't snag Anthony Niemo or the big fish, Anthony Degani...
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St. Charles restaurant closesSep 07, 2007 11:00 pm - Erik & Me, a riverfront restaurant that over two decades became a staple of dining in downtown St. Charles, has closed unexpectedly. The eatery at 1 W. Illinois St. shu...
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Lake Zurich band wins contest, gets exposureSep 07, 2007 11:00 pm - A Lake Zurich area group may soon be the envy of garage bands everywhere. Flowers for Dorian won an MTV/Comcast contest, earning its four members a trip to Ne...
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Motorola going beyond the RazrSep 07, 2007 11:00 pm - Motorola executives pledged Friday to break the company out of its deep slump by rolling out a series of innovative new cell phones rather than a "one-hit wonder" like t...
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Dist. 211's ACT scores hold steadySep 07, 2007 11:00 pm - Three years after Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 began an effort to raise ACT test scores, students continue to outpace state and national averages, though...
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Mt. Prospect library celebrating poet's lifeSep 07, 2007 11:00 pm - The Mount Prospect Public Library is celebrating the legacy of a 13th century poet, scholar, theologian and Sufi mystic today. In commemoration of the 800th anniversary ...
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Briefs: Another Aurora bat rabidSep 07, 2007 11:00 pm - Another bat has tested positive for rabies in Kane County, the Kane County Health Department announced Friday. The animal, found in an Aurora home, is the fifth bat to t...
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Who's to blame for Hawthorn Woods fish kill?Sep 07, 2007 11:00 pm - There's no delicate way to put this. Something has killed hundreds of fish in two private Hawthorn Woods ponds, and that "something" looked and smelled a lot like feces....
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Soapbox: Where's the nadir?Sep 07, 2007 11:00 pm - Antioch Trustee Robert Caulfield made motions and took roll call, tasks that properly belong to the mayor presiding over a village board meeting. Mayor Dorothy Larson th...