News
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New 'kid' at school excited for first dayAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - As students surged to the buses at the end of the first day Thursday, one woman outside Oak Grove School seemed nearly as excited as they were. Janice Matthews stopped s...
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Library expansion work could end in Spring 2009Aug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - It could take until late spring in 2009 for patrons to be able to use the expansion of Poplar Creek Public Library in Streamwood that voters approved in April. The timet...
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Easing of mining rules proposed
Aug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration wants to quit requiring coal operators to prove that their surface mining will not damage streams, fish and wildlife. Under propose...
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Mount Prospect considering sales tax increaseAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Raising taxes is never an easy issue, even when the tax burden would be shared with nonresidents. So Mount Prospect is taking things relatively slowly as it ponders addi...
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Chamber to hold golf outing Sept. 12Aug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - The Round Lake Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its 46th annual golf outing from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sept. 12 at Renwood Golf Course, 701 E. Shorewood Road, Round Lake...
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Science tackles 'out-of-body' events
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Officials standing by to help; need volunteersAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Emergency personnel and local officials are standing by today in the northern Fox Valley to help residents affected by yesterday's storms and recent flooding. Officials ...
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Senator: Bring some troops home
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U.N. cites health risks
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Briefs: Des Plaines police host citizen academyAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - The Des Plaines Police Department will be offering the fall session of the Citizen Police Academy starting at 7 p.m. Sept. 17, at the Police Neighborhood Resource Center...