Cook County
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Pilot error blamed in Palwaukee crashJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - A Cessna aircraft carrying four area businessmen into a Wheeling airport last year wasn't going fast enough to stop an engine stall that sent the plane plummeting to the...
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Cherry contest winnersJul 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Tin Fish chef/owner Colin Turner and I whittled down the pack to four finalists, picking recipes based on their originality and potential for being re-created on the men...
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Apple picking leads to love and pastriesJul 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Love blooms in unusual places, but this one takes the cake, the pie, the cobbler and the jam. Heidie Peterson and her husband, Bill, courted while picking apples in the ...
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Nation's top restaurant letting out a few secrets in garden tourJul 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Want a behind-the-scenes look at the country's top restaurant? Join the School of the Chicago Botanic Garden for an unforgettable evening with chef Rick Bayless at Front...
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Dessert contest yields yummy treatsJul 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Diane Matecki can't resist picking Rainier cherries from a bowl and eating them until the plump, blushed orbs have disappeared. But she knew that favorite way of eating ...
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Letters to the Editor - Kane and McHenry CountiesJul 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Best support for troops a ticket home The recent long fight between Congress and the president over the supplemental appropriation for the war in Iraq for 2007 is barely...
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West Chicago man charged with hate crimesJul 23, 2007 11:00 pm - A West Chicago man was charged Monday with hate crimes for assaulting two Hispanic men. Robert Hindle, 44, of 210 ˆ¨ Geneva Road, is accused of attacking the men last we...
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N. Aurora residents express interest in riverwalk projectJul 23, 2007 11:00 pm - A preliminary report found that most North Aurora residents would like a riverwalk, and they are willing to pay additional taxes to make it happen. Village officials ha...
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Lindenhurst rethinks costly sidewalk projectJul 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Making Grass Lake Road pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly is going to be a costly endeavor for Lindenhurst. Village officials hope to connect existing sidewalks along the...
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Plan supports more trains from Elburn to ChicagoJul 23, 2007 11:00 pm - A plan to add more than 20 trains along the Union Pacific-West line from Elburn to Chicago has the support of the Kane County Board's transportation committee. The comm...