Cook County
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Democratic leader ready to pass torchAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Early in her tenure as leader of the Democratic Party of DuPage, Gayl Ferraro had a clear mission. "I'd love to get people to actually stand up and say, 'We're Democrats...
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Movin' On events offer September funAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Movin' On is a nondenominational social group whose purpose is to provide a welcoming, social situation exclusively for widowed men and women in the Northwest suburbs. C...
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Lagunas, Carmel put best foot forwardAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Carmel's Edwin Lagunas was an all-area boys soccer player last season, and he started out the new season on the right foot in a season opener on Wednesday afternoon. It ...
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Homeowners play the waiting gameAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Sandbag walls are stacked 3 feet high and sump pumps run continuously. It's all that prevents 2 feet of Chain O' Lakes floodwater from seeping into roughly 15 homes in a...
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Briefs: SuperSibs! founder wins awardAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Melanie Goldish, the founder of SuperSibs!, for children whose siblings have cancer, has won the Energizer Keep Going Hall of Fame Award. Goldish, of Hoffman Estates, wi...
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Briefs: Giant banks hope to send messageAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The four largest U.S. banks each borrowed $500 million from the Federal Reserve to help ease a credit crunch threatening to slow economic growth and worsen t...
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A Styrofoam LincolnAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Fran Volz has carved out a niche as a snow sculptor. Now he is staking out uncharted territory in an entirely new -- and less ephemeral -- medium. In the process, he has...
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Library tempers zeal for greenAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Gail Borden Public Library officials say they may have to shut down plans for a geothermal energy system at their new branch library. But officials say they are still co...
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Outdoor concert to feature show tunesAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - The humidity has been brutal, but this summer's dog days will end on a high note Saturday evening when the Schaumburg Park District's free outdoor concert series wraps w...
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Debbie Macomber visits Elgin to discuss latest bookAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - At her only book signing in Illinois, best-selling author Debbie Macomber will stop by Books at Sunset in Elgin at 7 p.m. today. In her first non-fiction book, "Knit To...