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Des Plaines moves in on Miner StreetNov 21, 2007 10:00 pm - Des Plaines has started to "land bank" Miner Street property downtown for future development. Aldermen this week unanimously approved plans to buy 1486 Miner St., which...
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Briefs: Bank robber soughtNov 21, 2007 10:00 pm - Palatine police and the FBI are looking for a man who held up a U.S. Bank on Tuesday evening. Authorities say that at 5:24 p.m., a lone man entered the branch at 1586 N....
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Fremd senior aims to fill up food pantryNov 21, 2007 10:00 pm - Over the summer, Kellie Kinsella again heard about food shortages at the Palatine Township Food Pantry. The news wasn't anything new, but Kinsella and her father, Kevin,...
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Teen pleads guilty to bringing guns to school
Nov 21, 2007 10:00 pm - PONTIAC -- A 16-year-old boy pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges he brought six handguns to his central Illinois high school with the intent of selling them to another s...
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Nicor to begin new tests in AuroraNov 21, 2007 10:00 pm - Nicor Gas will begin its next phase of environmental testing at Hurd's Island in Aurora, once the site of a manufactured gas plant. Officials said they'll begin work at ...
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Pakistan frees more dissidents
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Batavia businesses give $3,000 to nonprofitNov 21, 2007 10:00 pm - At Suicide Prevention Services in Batavia, there's not really a budget for furniture. Most of the couches and chairs were bought at garage sales or donated. If the group...
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Care group collecting gifts to give to isolated seniorsNov 21, 2007 10:00 pm - Home Instead Senior Care has teamed up with local community organizations, retailers and volunteers to collect, wrap and deliver gifts to needy or lonely seniors in Lake...
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Carpentersville mayor vetoes gun saleNov 21, 2007 10:00 pm - Carpentersville Mayor Bill Sarto said Wednesday he will veto a board decision allowing the sale of surplus police department firearms. Trustees on Tuesday voted 4-3 in f...
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Lead-tainted kids' jewelry latest recall