Cook County
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Briefs: Rec center architect pickedSep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Palatine Park District officials voted unanimously this week to hire PHN architects of Wheaton to plan a multimillion-dollar recreation center in the northeast area of t...
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Arlington Hts. man will perform with friend Peter YarrowSep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Recalling how he felt when someone once maliciously threw his shoes in a corner, Seth Goldberg said the words to Peter Yarrow's song, "Don't Laugh at Me," resonated powe...
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Fundraiser to help man with rising health billsSep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Dick Howard left a family gathering in July 2006, complaining he didn't feel well. That was his first stroke. Now, the Des Plaines father of two is facing mounting heal...
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Man sent to prison for embezzling money for karaokeSep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - An Elk Grove Village man who spent on karaoke bars thousands of dollars that he embezzled was sentenced to 21 months in prison Wednesday. Kenji Nakamura, 50, was an empl...
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Athlete heads to China for Special OlympicsSep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Mount Prospect resident Marc Janovics has headed to Shanghai, China, for the Special Olympics World Summer Games. The gymnast is part of the Illinois delegation of Team ...
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Des Plaines Public Library notesSep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - For information, call (847) 827-5551. Programs are free and open to the public. Advance registration is required for most activities. (R) Register at the Registrati...
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Who's responsible for getting rid of graffiti at Metra station?Sep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - A racial slur spray-painted onto a light pole at Schaumburg's Metra station apparently has remained there for more than a month amid confusion over who's responsible for...
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Catch Bavarian feverSep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - With fall in the air, it must be time to strike up the band. Bavarian band, that is. Octoberfest celebrations are turning up across the suburbs, and with them come authe...
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Sales-tax increase would more than cover deficitSep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - With a $750 million sales tax-increase vote scheduled for Monday, Cook County administrators revealed Wednesday that next year's deficit is less than half that amount: $...
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Man pleads guilty to selling EcstasySep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - A 30-year-old Skokie man pleaded guilty Wednesday to selling 1,001 Ecstasy tablets in the parking lot of a Schaumburg sporting goods store. Appearing before U.S. Distric...