Cook County
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Brains over beautyAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - A dazzling evening gown and perfect hair won't be enough to win this particular Elgin pageant. The 2007 Miss Hispanidad Scholarship Pageant, scheduled for Friday, also r...
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Convicted sex offender in jail on peeping chargesAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - The last time Kurt Hauser was arrested for peeping into a stranger's bedroom window -- just days ago -- he shelled out $100 to get out of jail. It'll cost him more now. ...
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Oak Brook district still hasn't paid for plansAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - A bill for more than $24,000 will remain unpaid in Oak Brook's Butler School District 53. For the second time, school board members this week postponed paying for archit...
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Business briefs: Motorola spent millions to lobbyAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Mobile handset maker Motorola spent about $3.4 million in the first half of this year to lobby the federal government, according to a disclosure form. The ...
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Indian Trails Public Library notesAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Indian Trails Public Library For information or to register, call (847) 459-4100 or visit www.indiantrailslibrary.org. Almost all Indian Trails Public Library District p...
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Lombard officials can't agree on library landAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Lombard library trustees had hoped to take the first step in a possible campaign to expand the 39,000-square-foot Helen M. Plum Library by striking an agreement with the...
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Maybe Janet Reno could oust fugitiveAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Where's Janet Reno when you need her? Here we've got an illegal alien, Elvira Arellan, holed up in a church in Chicago, and no one seems to know how to extract her and d...
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DuPage County hires two lobbying firmsAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - DuPage County leaders hope a $280,000 investment will net millions in return. Board members Tuesday agreed to hire two lobbying firms to push for grants and favorable le...
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Are your toys safe?Aug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - At Zimmermann True Value Hardware Store in Buffalo Grove, manager Tom Brinkman on Tuesday used an instant test for lead on two Mattel toys, a plastic Diego doll and a ma...
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The Ides of March to play at benefitAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - If you like guitars, country music or both, plan on attending the Parkinson's disease benefit "Concert for a Cure" Friday at Mill Creek in Geneva. "As part of the evenin...