Ames Boykin
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Crash closes Route 53 lanes as treacherous p.m. rush continuesJan 30, 2008 10:00 pm - A car crashed into the median on southbound Route 53 in Elk Grove Village about 2:30 p.m. today, forcing the closure of three lanes and tying up traffic. A woman, descri...
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Candidates have health care visionsJan 28, 2008 10:00 pm - Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky supports a move toward universal health care, while her Democratic challenger said he opposes the idea since it amounts to a socialized syst...
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Elk Grove man remembers the PuebloJan 27, 2008 10:00 pm - It's the reason Rick Rogala spent 1968 as a captive in North Korea, enduring beatings and paltry prison meals of gummy rice and turnips served in a water pail. For the E...
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Illegal immigration splits candidates in 9th DistrictJan 25, 2008 10:00 pm - A Democratic challenger in the 9th Congressional District primary wants to stop illegal immigration, while the incumbent supports sweeping immigration reform. Chicago l...
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Massage therapists protest ban on stand-alone parlorsJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Massage therapists turned out this week to oppose the Elk Grove Village move to ban stand-alone massage parlors. Despite trustees unanimously approving the ban, it seems...
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Elk Grove bans massage parlorsJan 22, 2008 10:00 pm - Relax -- massages are still legal in Elk Grove Village. But if you want the soothing touch of a massage therapist, you'll have to visit a spa, health club or medical f...
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Chance meeting saves an Olympic dreamJan 21, 2008 10:00 pm - A Romanian athlete arrived at a suburban hospital carrying her Olympic dream. Lying in a hospital bed last week at Alexian Brothers Medical Center in Elk Grove Village, ...
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Des Plaines mayor tells of new redevelopment planJan 17, 2008 10:00 pm - Des Plaines Mayor Tony Arredia said he has hopes of reversing the fortune of the city's biggest money-losing special taxing district. Arredia, who made his comments Thur...
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If Olympics come here, Des Plaines wants to be a partJan 17, 2008 10:00 pm - With Chicago bidding for the 2016 Olympics, suburbs are likely to host some events. Des Plaines wants to be one of them. Mayor Tony Arredia said Thursday that Schaumbu...
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Society wants site for history centerJan 15, 2008 10:00 pm - Future plans are building for a new history campus in Des Plaines. Des Plaines Historical Society officials have turned to a former board member, who submitted plans th...