Cook County
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Aldermen vote to restrict lighted billboardsAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Haunted by the previous council's OK of a billboard that abuts a residential area, Des Plaines aldermen late Monday voted to limit billboard lighting and direct staff to...
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LaSalle employees warn of ripples from merger layoffsAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - More than 10,500 jobs in Cook, Lake, DuPage and Will counties -- including about 4,150 at LaSalle Bank -- could be eliminated in the next two years with its purchase by ...
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Police earn award for seat-belt challengeAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Mount Prospect's new traffic unit is already garnering honors. Dennis Anderson, traffic safety liaison with the Illinois Department of Transportation, handed Sgt. Mike ...
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Briefs: Verizon to sell Moto Q phoneAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - SCHAUMBURG -- Verizon Wireless will be the exclusive carrier of Motorola Inc.'s Moto Q music 9m mobile phone. With a sleek updated design, a multimedia interface offers ...
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Tornado warning for Tri-Cities as storm approachesAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Residents are being urged to take shelter as severe storms capable of producing 70 mph winds move into western Kane County. The National Weather Service has issued a to...
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Back to school a big deal for one studentAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Mathematics should be a breeze this year for 11-year-old Morgan Demming. The Central Middle School sixth-grader spent her entire summer bucking the odds. D...
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Elgin council OKs branch libraryAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - The Gail Borden Public Library District's new west side branch cleared another hurdle Wednesday. The Elgin City Council unanimously approved construction of the 10,000-s...
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Expect another pulse-pounding thrillerAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - A couple of coaches inadvertently compared the East Suburban Catholic Conference football race to an Oscar-winning movie. "The usual suspects," said both Nazareth coach ...
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DuPage County's largest hotel center opensAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Now Dutchie Caray has a new place to stay in DuPage County. And holy cow! It's huge. Caray, wife of the late Hall of Fame baseball announcer Harry Caray, Wednesday was t...
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Hawks edge Sabres in UEC openerAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - The Streamwood Sabres and the Bartlett Hawks boys soccer teams clashed Wednesday night in the first Upstate Eight Conference action of the season at Millennium Field. "F...