Ames Boykin
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Elk Grove class can make you a BBQ judgeJan 11, 2008 10:00 pm - Do you think you have the chops to be a barbecue judge? The grills will be fired up for a one-day barbecue university today in Elk Grove Village. A "master certified B...
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Two Democratic hopefuls differ on reviving economyJan 11, 2008 10:00 pm - Two Democrats vying for the 9th Congressional District seat have different ideas for reversing the economic downturn gripping the nation. Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky o...
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Des Plaines native and lifelong mushroom farmerJan 10, 2008 10:00 pm - George H. Hasselmann planted his life in mushrooms. He began a farm as a 19-year-old in 1927 in his native Des Plaines, relocating the business to Elk Grove Village in 1...
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O'Hare expansion challenge to be heard by Washington courtJan 10, 2008 10:00 pm - Elk Grove Village's fight against new runways at O'Hare International Airport and the removal of a cemetery appears to have new life. Mayor Craig Johnson said oral argu...
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A new year, a new developer needed in RosemontJan 09, 2008 10:00 pm - Rosemont is pinning its hopes on a new year yielding a new project at the location where a water park and resort were once planned. Rosemont Mayor Bradley Stephens later...
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Scalpers will receive own tickets in RosemontJan 09, 2008 10:00 pm - Scalpers, beware. Rosemont is taking a new approach to nabbing those trying to make more than face value on event tickets at Allstate Arena and the Rosemont Theatre. U...
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Elk Grove OKs tax incentive to aid propertiesJan 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Some towns debate teardowns in residential neighborhoods. But Elk Grove Village embraces the trend as a way to keep its large industrial park up to date. Cook County ta...
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Des Plaines eyes cameras to catch red-light violatorsJan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Des Plaines could become the latest suburb to post cameras to catch drivers running red lights. Under a 2006 state law, communities can use the new technology to nab tr...
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Chicago man accused of arson, fake 911 callsJan 04, 2008 10:00 pm - A 27-year-old man accused of reporting a false bomb threat and a fake armed robbery in Des Plaines intentionally set an apartment fire in the suburb, police said. A judg...
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Des Plaines has plans for two corridorsJan 03, 2008 10:00 pm - Des Plaines wants you to do more than use Oakton Street and Elmhurst Road to drive through town. They actually want you to stop, shop and eat. In an effort to turn the t...