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Winfield dealing with escalating costs for underpass projectAug 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Winfield officials say they're getting closer to building a long-discussed pedestrian underpass near the Metra train station at Jewell and Winfield roads. But rising con...
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Wonder going back on the road
Aug 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Stevie Wonder said Thursday that he will hold his first U.S. tour in more than a decade, beginning next month in San Diego. "A Wonder Summer's Night" will include 13 con...
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Mexican kids to get laptops
Aug 02, 2007 11:00 pm - MEXICO CITY -- Carlos Slim, one of the world's richest men, said Thursday he would donate 250,000 low-cost laptop computers to Mexican children by the end of the year an...
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News Briefs: Bond lowered for teenAug 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Bond lowered for teen: Bond was reduced by half Thursday for a Franklin Park man charged with aggravated battery in a stabbing at an Arlington Heights condo complex last...
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Police BlotterAug 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Elgin •A gold 2006 Nissan Altima was stolen between 6 and 6:15 p.m. Wednesday from the 300 block of Belmont Avenue. Police said the car had been parked in front of the...
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Spanning the suburbsAug 02, 2007 11:00 pm - According to a Federal Highway Authority database, updated in February, there are 29,903 bridges in Illinois. Cook and the collar counties are home to 4,692 bridges. In ...
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Village extends bank moratoriumAug 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Glendale Heights village officials agreed to extend a temporary moratorium on new banks and financial institutions by another six months Thursday night. Village leaders ...
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Now's the time to check bridgesAug 02, 2007 11:00 pm - First thing my hubby asked when I told him about the tragic bridge collapse in Minneapolis was: "Isn't that the second one this week?" He was right. The other collapse w...
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Geneva Senior Center officially opens Sept. 9Aug 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Geneva Township officials often say their 6,000-square-foot senior center, nestled in Wheeler Park, is the one of the best kept secrets in town. On Sept. 9, that could c...
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MCC: Complex won't hurt lakeAug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - McHenry Community College said Wednesday it will increase the amount and quality of water flowing from its campus to Crystal Lake when it builds its $26 million Health, ...