Cook County
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Art Showcase Best of Show goes to DeKalb artistAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - The Elgin Area Branch of American Association of University Women recently announced that Bill Haendel of DeKalb was awarded Best of Show and $800 for a work in sculptur...
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The whole story: Hanley's healed and hungryAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Many football players would regard two-a-day practices in the middle of August as pure drudgery. Then there is St. Viator senior Kyle Hanley. "It's a lot of fun," Hanley...
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Briefs: Kraft offers insights for diabeticsAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - NORTHFIELD -- Kraft Foods Inc. announced a new initiative to support people with diabetes. The initiative -- Good Eating, Good Living -- involves a syndicated radio show...
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Two charged with growing marijuana plead not guiltyAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Two of three people charged with growing almost $1 million worth of marijuana pleaded not guilty Wednesday in Lake County circuit court. Jay Kupjack, 53, and Robert Ande...
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River recognitionAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - River Days will roll again this weekend, honoring the Des Plaines River and its rich history. Starting with a Door County, Wis.-style fish boil on Friday, the eighth-an...
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Briefs: Westell hires new strategy officerAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - AURORA -- Westell Technologies Inc., a provider of convergence gateways to telecommunications providers, broadband access solutions and conferencing services, has appoin...
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Family mourns ComEd workerAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Daniel Yost had only been working as a full-time ComEd lineman for a few weeks. Finished with his training, friends and family say, Yost was excited to remove his "in-tr...
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Sneak peek at new store to benefit Dist. 96Aug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Kildeer Countryside School District 96 will be the beneficiary of a six-day shopping spree as the new Crate & Barrel opens in Deer Park Town Center. Cocktails and appeti...
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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 ...