Ames Boykin
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Tour of Elk Grove winner fails drug test, stripped of titleNov 14, 2007 10:00 pm - Australian cyclist Nathan O'Neill admits he took a prescription diet drug but denies it propelled him to victory at the Tour of Elk Grove. Still, the 32-year-old has bee...
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Collectibles show leads off weekendNov 14, 2007 10:00 pm - Stars from the football field and the baseball diamond will align in Rosemont starting Friday. Fans can peruse sports collectibles and get new autographs to add to their...
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Des Plaines OKs plans for new police HQ, fire stationNov 13, 2007 10:00 pm - Public safety has won a big nod from Des Plaines aldermen. Nearly $11 million will be spent next year to move forward on plans to add a new Des Plaines police headquart...
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Schakowsky faces primary challengeNov 13, 2007 10:00 pm - Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky faces a challenge from within her own party for the first time since she beat two fellow Democrats to win the 9th District seat in 1998. Chi...
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Mt. Prospect cancer survivor writes about her journeyNov 05, 2007 10:00 pm - Breast cancer taught me a powerful lesson: I would no longer just exist; I would start to live. This is the voice of Mount Prospect resident Beth L. Gainer. A cancer su...
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Des Plaines man to be sentenced for '75 abuseNov 02, 2007 11:00 pm - A Des Plaines man has admitted sexually abusing two sisters in Wisconsin during summer 1975. Ned N. Clesceri, 51, pleaded no contest this week to two charges of indecen...
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Des Plaines fire chief returningNov 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Des Plaines Fire Chief Randy Jaeger plans to return to the job Monday after recuperating from two brain surgeries. Seen in plainclothes at city hall Friday, Jaeger said ...
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Des Plaines won't front money to open puppet parlorNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Time is running out for a Des Plaines puppeteer. After pleading with city officials for money to stay in its downtown space, Ralph Kipniss still hasn't heard anything. M...
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E. Moline man held in area bank robberyNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - A 45-year-old man from East Moline, Ill., was charged with robbing a Des Plaines bank last month. John Wils was arrested Tuesday afternoon at his East Moline home, poli...
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Des Plaines says it wants to jumpstart Five Corners projectOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Des Plaines seems poised to move on its newest redevelopment area just north of the downtown, planning to borrow $8 million to acquire land in the Five Corners area. Th...