Ames Boykin
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Des Plaines' first family prepares to leaveAug 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Des Plaines' first family is planning their final "first lady's luncheon" and "mayor's prayer breakfast" before term limits force the mayor to leave the post next spring...
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Maine West graduate dedicates art to grandfatherAug 28, 2008 11:00 pm - An upcoming show by a young artist will help honor her grandfather. Maine West graduate Samantha Haring's September show at the Des Plaines Library will feature 16 wate...
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Elk Grove police probe vandalismAug 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Elk Grove Village police are investigating a rash of vandalism to public property during August. Vandals broke signs off their posts between 12:35 and 4 a.m. Aug. 23 in...
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Des Plaines mayor wants answers from condo developerAug 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Des Plaines Mayor Tony Arredia has summoned a condo developer to his city hall office on Thursday to discuss the state of the project amid reports of a foreclosure lawsu...
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CN plans to come to Des Plaines meetingAug 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Canadian National Railway representatives plan to attend a council meeting in a suburb that has served as one of its staunchest supporters. Des Plaines Mayor Tony Arredi...
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Will old-time Choo Choo be chugging down the block?Aug 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Des Plaines' iconic Choo Choo restaurant could be pulling out of its longtime station to make way for a new police headquarters. City planners want direction from alderm...
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Fish boil tonight in Des PlainesAug 21, 2008 11:00 pm - While there will be no River Days celebration this year in Des Plaines, there will be plenty of opportunities to celebrate the Des Plaines River. Today is the fish boil....
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Elk Grove won't fine idling driversAug 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Elk Grove Village is leaning toward encouraging residents to turn off their engines rather than making idling a crime. According to Trustee Pat Feichter, committee memb...
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Elk Grove forcibly annexes Firestone siteAug 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Elk Grove Village Tuesday night voted to bring a half-acre area with a Firestone business into its village limits. Trustees voted 5-0 to annex the property at 2627 E. Hi...
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Des Plaines keeping term limitsAug 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Des Plaines aldermen Monday night had no interest in asking voters to revisit the term limit issue they overwhelmingly approved a decade ago. Aldermen voted 6-1 to upho...