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Coultrap School starts final chapterAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Megaphone in hand, Principal Julie Dye addressed her eager young charges, lined up on the playground: "We are going into our best year ever at Coultrap Elementary School...
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Weight-loss surgery shown to be a lifesaver, too
Aug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- The first long-term studies of stomach stapling and other radical obesity treatments show they not only lead to lasting weight loss but also dramatically ...
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Neighbor SportsAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Baseball, softball Arlington Cardinals: Tryouts for the 2008 11- to 14-year-old Arlington Cardinals Full Time Baseball Club teams of the Arlington Heights Youth Athl...
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Island Lake's ex-clerk says she's innocentAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - The former Island Lake village clerk accused of destroying computer files pleaded not guilty Wednesday in Lake County Circuit Court. Christine Becker, 54, faces a maximu...
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Senior sex friskier than you think, study says
Aug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - An unprecedented study of sex and seniors finds many older people are surprisingly frisky -- willing to do, and talk about, intimate acts that would make their grandchil...
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The King still reignsAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - You would have thought the Brockway Chophouse in Palatine had turned into Graceland last week. The local restaurant celebrated the 30th anniversary of Elvis' death with ...
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Blagojevich approves most of new state budgetAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. Rod Blagojevich approved most of a new state budget Thursday, 23 days after the old budget expired, but he vetoed $463 million in spending. In a re...
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Toddler found roaming S. Elgin parking lotAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - A 2-year-old Elgin boy was found wandering around a parking lot Tuesday morning by a utility worker in South Elgin, police said. The father was browsing the adult video ...
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Police beatAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - The blotter Deer Park • Thieves may have stolen a blender and waffle maker around 8:30 p.m. Aug. 14 from William Sonoma, 20530 Rand Road, police said. A value estim...
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Library board OKs expansion architectAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - The Cook Memorial Public Library District board has hired an architect to design a proposed $12 million expansion plan. Gilfillan Callahan Architects, a Rolling Meadows ...