Colleen Thomas
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Army re-enlistment makes parents proudNov 20, 2008 10:00 pm - When Brian Schroeder heard his son Robert was to be on national TV last Sunday, he spread the word. Robert, an Army specialist ready to re-enlist, would be sworn in at a...
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Money crunch hurting nonprofits as need soarsNov 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Talk about bad timing. With the economy reeling and people's need for financial help rising, Meadows Community Services has decided it can no longer function. The Rollin...
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Tips for safe Halloween in Rolling MeadowsOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Trick-or-treating takes place from 3 to 8 p.m. today, Oct. 31, in Rolling Meadows, and there are a number of holiday happenings around town. Meadows Baptist Church has a...
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'Haunted carnival' in Rolling MeadowsOct 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Around Halloween each year, one guy's creative outlet is a neighborhood's showpiece. Frank Tysl, a nine-year Rolling Meadows resident, puts together a front-yard displa...
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Larger recycling carts paying off for cityOct 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Kudos to you, Rolling Meadows residents, for your recycling efforts. From April through July, the city tallied a 25 percent increase in recycled materials collected comp...
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What's in a fire station name? Plenty of historyOct 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Kurt Neuckranz wants to make sure his father's contributions to Rolling Meadows are not forgotten. He's the son of the late Raymond H. Neuckranz, a former alderman and c...
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New Rolling Meadows playground swings into actionSep 25, 2008 11:00 pm - For kids visiting Florey Park, green and yellow are the colors to be seen in. The bright new playground opened there last week and has been "jam-packed ever since," says...
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City staff getting into the ring of things with new phonesSep 18, 2008 11:00 pm - It's often a painful process, but the city's switch to a new phone system has been relatively smooth. So reports assistant city manager Barry Krumstok, who says the Alca...
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St. Colette plans its first consignment saleSep 11, 2008 11:00 pm - For never having planned a community garage sale before, Kathy McKenna seems to know what she's doing. She is co-chair of St. Colette School's first children's consignm...
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New Rolling Meadows police dog has a nose for crimeSep 04, 2008 11:00 pm - When the newest member of the Rolling Meadows police department joined the force, he hit the ground running - on all four paws. Harley, a Belgian Malinois and Tervuren m...