Ames Boykin
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Elk Grove studies creation of 'no idling' zonesJul 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Elk Grove Village might start asking drivers to turn off their engines at various "no idling zones" around the village. It's an effort that will help curb pollution and...
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Tour of Elk Grove will help vets' groupJul 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Elk Grove Village Mayor Craig Johnson said Tuesday the village has devised a new source of funding for a hometown group dedicated to serving veterans and their families....
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Funeral Tuesday for 11-year-old Des Plaines girl killed crossing streetJul 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Services were set Thursday for an 11-year-old Des Plaines girl killed this week crossing a busy street after a family outing to the riverfront near her home, as family a...
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Neighbors sour on Elk Grove park expansion planJun 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Fountain Square Park might be the pride of the Elk Grove Park District, but residents nearby say its popularity means more noise and traffic in their neighborhood. Fount...
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Des Plaines gets a new tiki barJun 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Good news for those of us who like tropical drinks with umbrellas and Don Ho crooning in the background - now you can do a tiki bar hop down River Road. A new tiki bar ...
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Flooding postpones bike trail completionJun 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Flooding along the Des Plaines River last year and this spring has pushed back plans for the riverside bicycle trail. A ribbon cutting had been scheduled for this month ...
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Alexian Brothers Hospital offers help to stressed veteransJun 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Veterans have a new oasis at a suburban hospital to help them recover once they return home from the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Faced with the staggering estimat...
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Deep-dish devotion: Vet now wants to ship 3,000 pizzas to troopsJun 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Elk Grove Village resident Mark Evans is feeling the deep-dish love. Forget the 300 Lou Malnati's pizzas that the Air Force veteran wanted to send to U.S. soldiers in Ir...
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Soldiers will get a taste of ChicagoJun 23, 2008 11:00 pm - When his 16-year-old son asked if U.S. soldiers serving in the Middle East had Lou Malnati's deep-dish pizza, Elk Grove Village resident Mark Evans knew what he had to d...
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It's all about LEGOs hereJun 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Once those little colorful interlocking plastic bricks take hold of you, it's clearly hard to Lego. John Gerlach and Stein Settergren traveled from the Twin Cities to W...