Ames Boykin
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Des Plaines takes look at greener alley pavementsMay 05, 2008 11:00 pm - A bucket of water poured onto the pavement immediately flows into the ground, averting polluted runoff from trickling to area waterways. This could be the alley of the ...
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Rev up for a pair of car exhibitions at local high schoolsMay 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Two Northwest suburban high schools will have some hot wheels on campus this weekend. Prospect High School will host its first auto show Saturday. Prospect's show will...
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Des Plaines forum targets underage alcohol and drug useMay 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Des Plaines Mayor Tony Arredia is fired up for a forum on underage drug and alcohol use. It will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday at city hall, 1420 Miner St. Sponsored by the ...
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New Des Plaines station platform to help downtown trafficApr 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Drivers complaining about the vexing trains in downtown Des Plaines will get some relief. Metra and Union Pacific Railroad plan to start a project next week to rebuild p...
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Suburban students shine at Illinois Science OlympiadApr 27, 2008 11:00 pm - They turned Dixie cups and tongue depressors into a tower, bridge or cantilever. They identified the perpetrators by using paper chromatography and analysis of solids, l...
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Elk Grove mayor: We won't secedeApr 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Elk Grove Village won't join in all that secession talk. Mayor Craig Johnson said the village has no interest in fleeing Cook County for DuPage County. A portion of the...
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As American as… apple pie and tacos?Apr 24, 2008 11:00 pm - People might as well start saying "as American as salsa" -- since it is the No. 1 selling condiment in the nation. Perceptions of American food have changed over time d...
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Prospect Heights minister arrested in Web sex stingApr 24, 2008 11:00 pm - A minister of a Prospect Heights church is charged with indecent solicitation of a child after a police sting, authorities said. Prosecutors said Young S. Yoo, 51, of 1...
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Elk Grove projects surplus, approves sites of camerasApr 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Elk Grove Village Tuesday backed a new spending plan. Trustees unanimously approved spending $80.3 million this year, including an 18 percent drop in general fund spend...
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Elk Grove teen gets a 'Hill' of a surpriseApr 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Christine Miller, 16, of Elk Grove Village watches the gang on "One Tree Hill" every week. Now, she will get to star alongside them in a walk-on role on the TV show aft...