Ames Boykin
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Durbin: Increase, don't cut money for fire departmentsAug 30, 2007 11:00 pm - "Be prepared" has been the mantra of suburban fire departments forced to bolster security in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks. U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin came to a Roll...
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Muslim conference focus on sharing culture, communityAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Volunteer to coach Little League. Join the Parent Teacher Association. Run for political office. These are just three ways Muslim Americans can take a civic role in thei...
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Rolling Meadows to get more parking as Panasonic moves inAug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Rolling Meadows has lured Panasonic to relocate to the city in exchange for $500,000 for a parking lot. Aldermen unanimously agreed Tuesday night to establish a special ...
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Realtors oppose teardown fee planAug 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Word that Rolling Meadows may impose a fee of as much as $5,000 on teardowns has prompted a group representing Northwest suburban real estate agents to prepare to fight ...
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Cops get craftier about catching speeders -- who get craftier about dodging trapsAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Jostling to pull in front of each other in the territorial fight over the open road, suburban drivers and police are often locked in a battle of wits. Now, they are find...
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River recognitionAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - River Days will roll again this weekend, honoring the Des Plaines River and its rich history. Starting with a Door County, Wis.-style fish boil on Friday, the eighth-an...
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Aldermen vote to restrict lighted billboardsAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Haunted by the previous council's OK of a billboard that abuts a residential area, Des Plaines aldermen late Monday voted to limit billboard lighting and direct staff to...
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Meadows hopes to wheel out new recycling binsAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Rolling Meadows residents could soon be recycling their recycling bins. Aldermen on Tuesday appeared to back a plan to add new 65-gallon wheeled recycling carts. They p...
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Rolling Meadows takes steps to remain affordableAug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - Rolling Meadows is taking steps to ensure its post-World War II community stays affordable for families. A committee formed to look at maintaining the state rules to ke...
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Rolling Meadows looks at new laws to curb vicious dogsAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - A Boston terrier buried its teeth in Marylou Grasso's arm, hanging from her flesh. "I remember it literally hanging by my arm," the Rolling Meadows resident said. "It ju...