Ames Boykin
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Both candidates want troops out of IraqJan 02, 2008 10:00 pm - Democratic U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky and her challenger in the Feb. 5 primary both want to see troops in Iraq come home as soon as possible. Schakowsky, an Evanston resi...
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Woman who disappeared won't be chargedDec 31, 2007 10:00 pm - No charges will be filed against a suburban woman who ditched her car with the motor running and ran away to California with a male friend last week, Cook County authori...
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10th frame for Des Plaines landmark?Dec 25, 2007 10:00 pm - Sim's Bowl and Lounge shed its neon glow a few years ago. When the downtown Des Plaines spot's trademark sign burned out, the cost to fix it would have cost a few grand....
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Prohibition push is over …Dec 24, 2007 10:00 pm - One in a series of stories updating the events that made news in 2007. The Prohibition era ended this year before voters in Forest River subdivision even had a chance to...
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Des Plaines strengthens consumer commissionDec 17, 2007 10:00 pm - Des Plaines is a town that embraces its history. Steps away from the city hall, a museum honors the site where Ray Kroc opened the first McDonald's in 1955. But that do...
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Elk Grove Village spa closes after prostitution arrestDec 17, 2007 10:00 pm - An Elk Grove Village massage parlor on Monday gave up its license to operate following a prostitution arrest in a police sting earlier this month. Higgins Spa, 830 Higgi...
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Puppet Parlor says farewell to Des PlainesDec 14, 2007 10:00 pm - Fire displaced the Puppet Parlor the first time. Now, a lack of support -- from customers and city officials -- has chased the theater from its refuge in downtown Des P...
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Man sues over fireworks injuryDec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - Fireworks that were supposed to launch into the sky instead shot horizontally into a Long Grove man, causing him to lose his eye, a lawsuit filed Wednesday said. Anthon...
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Helping doctors in Kenya help othersDec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - Dr. Parag V. Patel knows that the cost of a $150 stethoscope can equal an entire month's wage for a new physician in Kenya. Patel, who serves as director of the cardiac...
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Water rates to jump in Elk GroveDec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - Elk Grove Village is passing an increase in the cost of Lake Michigan on to homeowners starting Jan. 1. Over four years, the cost of water in Elk Grove Village will inc...