Deborah Donovan
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Arlington Park will charge for fireworks this yearJun 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Independence Day fireworks at Arlington Park on July 3 will carry a small admission charge this year- and the box office closes at 7:30 p.m. Tickets will cost $5 at the ...
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Could Rolling Meadows fireworks be cut in 2010?Jun 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Fireworks will go off as usual as part of Rolling Meadows' Fourth of July festivities, but this might be the last year they are paid for by the city. The fireworks will ...
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Lombard housewalk to feature early home of famous orphan's creatorJun 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Harold Gray and his comic strip creation, Little Orphan Annie, are among Lombard's most famous historic residents. Brian and Eileen Anderson started collecting Gray memo...
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Arlington Hts. Star Line development plan taking shapeJun 11, 2009 11:00 pm - High-density development with hotels, residential units and office buildings as tall as 25 stories, cultural areas and parks - this is the development Arlington Heights ...
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Arlington Hts. eyes ways to spend stimulus moneyJun 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Whether to spend $300,000 to install solar collectors on the public works building is one of several decisions the Arlington Heights village board will make Monday, as t...
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Arlington Heights history told through cemeteriesJun 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Wandering through old cemeteries can be fun and informative. But sometimes it's frustrating. Who was that person and why does he have just a large marker? Or how do you ...
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Arlington Hts. giving local streets facelifts, or moreJun 09, 2009 11:00 pm - The good news is that streets are being resurfaced, reconstructed and rehabilitated in Arlington Heights. But that means you might want to avoid certain streets this sum...
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Arlington Hts. looks at options to fix flooding problemsJun 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Fixing flooding problems for 660 homes in southern Arlington Heights would cost $11.6 million, according to a study discussed Monday night by the village board. Half of ...
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Suburban garden walks offer chance to get inspiredJun 05, 2009 11:00 pm - From an estate that's part of Barrington Hills' legendary Hill 'N Dale Farm to a garden that a landscape architect built around her historic Batavia home and the atypica...
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Yours might grow better than mineJun 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Testing plants is always a challenge. Plants that don't perform in my garden might do well with your green thumb. For example, last year I grew Blazin' Lime iresine in w...