Local
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Wheaton N. football team teaches grade-schoolersOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - There's something exhilarating about getting to meet a real, live football star. Maybe it's because they're just so big, as in bigger than life. And famous. Who, after a...
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City moves to block LightspeedOct 15, 2007 11:00 pm - West Chicago Monday became one of the first among many local municipalities expected to pass an ordinance protecting city rights of way from a new AT&T service. The West...
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Anti-crime program optional for landlordsOct 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Beginning Jan. 1, landlords in Des Plaines will have a choice to make. Aldermen approved a new program that will allow the city's nearly 600 landlords to decide whether ...
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Teens urged to use 2 wheels, not 4Oct 15, 2007 11:00 pm - If you think it's tough convincing a teenager to set aside his or her driver's license for a day, try convincing 100. That's the challenge before a handful of staff and...
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Young Wave making progressOct 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Senior Night festivities don't take long when a team has but two seniors to honor, a la the St. Edward girls volleyball team. Just two members of the Green Wave -- outsi...
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Get cardiovascular screening Oct. 24Oct 15, 2007 11:00 pm - McHenry County Department of Health is offering a cardiovascular screening from 8 a.m. to noon on Oct. 24 at McHenry County College, 8900 Route 14, Crystal Lake. Heart d...
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Artist says finalist status means she's come farOct 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Marie Caviness normally does not photograph animals. She prefers landscapes. But it was during a visit to her sister Linda Tunick's Arizona home that she saw her dog Zek...
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Dist. 211 chief 'disappointed' by union's intent-to-strike voteOct 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 Superintendent Roger Thornton says he's not surprised the teachers union has voted to file intent-to-strike papers. "It's ap...
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Library provides 21st century treasure hunt into local historyOct 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Librarians are always looking for ways to use new technology for library service. Take David Ruff, director of the Rolling Meadows Library. When his kids returned from v...
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Woman charged in lover's deathOct 15, 2007 11:00 pm - A 44-year-old Waukegan woman is in jail after she was charged with stabbing her 37-year-old boyfriend who later died, police said. Michelle Browning is charged with stab...