Ames Boykin
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Elk Grove looks at hostile annexationAug 15, 2008 11:00 pm - A Firestone auto business is about to be forcibly annexed into Elk Grove Village. On Tuesday, village board members plan to annex the half-acre property at 2627 E. Higg...
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Real vs. fake flowers debate comes to Des PlainesAug 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Des Plaines is quickly learning that you don't try to replace real flowers with plastic ones without catching some flak. Officials will have to decide Monday if it's wor...
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Offer your ideas on Elmhurst-Oakton developmentAug 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Des Plaines is inviting resident and business owner input today on potential redevelopment along Oakton Street and Elmhurst Road. Using a Federal Aviation Administration...
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Des Plaines looks at RV parking rulesAug 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Owners of boats and RVs might have to park them someplace other than their Des Plaines driveways. While it's currently against city law to park boats and RVs on unpaved ...
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Another thrilling Tour of Elk Grove is in the booksAug 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Last weekend's Alexian Brothers Tour of Elk Grove brought out plenty of first-time cycling fans, myself included. Seeing 70 pro cyclists barreling down neighborhood stre...
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Rosemont: Let us entertain youAug 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Entertainment is a fickle business, as Rosemont has come to discover. Proposed projects for its entertainment district near the site of the Rosemont Theatre, where villa...
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Des Plaines is tired of watching the grass growAug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Des Plaines is tired of watching the grass grow. Aldermen Monday night unanimously approved an agreement with the Illinois Department of Transportation to begin handlin...
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Local resident, Gold Glove creator remembered for community serviceAug 04, 2008 11:00 pm - As a marketing guru for baseball glove manufacturer Rawlings, Elmer Blasco wanted something to rival the Louisville Silver Bat award so in 1957 he invented what is still...
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Des Plaines city clerk supports overturning term limitsAug 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Des Plaines City Clerk Donna McAllister sat quietly at a recent council meeting as she kept a record of the meeting, even as the discussion centered on her. Some alderme...
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Rider hurt in crash in final turn of Cycling ClassicAug 02, 2008 11:00 pm - A crash in the final turn in the last mile of the 105-mile race Saturday shook up the Alexian Brothers International Cycling Classic Tour of Elk Grove, drawing gasps fro...