Deborah Donovan
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Art enthusiast brings a bit of fun into her outdoor spaceJun 26, 2011 12:00 am - Amy Amdur admits it. She puts artwork in her garden because the house can't hold much more. “It gives me all this new space for more art, and there's a movement now to t...
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Arlington Hts. chair-decorating contest set for Frontier DaysJun 24, 2011 1:00 am - Arlington Heights’ ever-popular “Decorate a Chair” competition will be July 3 during the village’s Frontier Days festival at Recreation Park. Individuals and groups want...
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Top designer shows lavish garden railroads in N. BarringtonJun 24, 2011 12:00 am - The trains are what will draw people to the open house on Saturday at Elaine Silets' North Barrington acreage. Sure Silets has other gardens, including a trellis create...
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St. Viator, bank collaborate on Korean War memoirsJun 24, 2011 12:00 am - After interviewing Roger Steingraber, Eileen Mallof understands what a sacrifice it was for a young father to serve in Korea and not see his new son for the first six mo...
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Ex-Prospect Hts. mayor, Ed Rotchford, diesJun 21, 2011 12:00 am - Edward Rotchford, whose accomplishments as the longest-serving mayor of Prospect Heights included working with Mount Prospect and Des Plaines to get flood control levees...
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Northwest Community postpones some changesJun 20, 2011 12:00 am - Northwest Community Hospital will probably come back with a new five-year plan after receiving permission from the Arlington Heights Village Board to postpone a few item...
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Lone survivor of Prospect Hts. crash says he told driver to slow downJun 20, 2011 12:00 am - The lone survivor of a horrific weekend crash that killed three Northwest suburban teens said a last-second decision to buckle up may have saved his life. “My mother sai...
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Arlington Heights offers scholarships for adult learnersJun 16, 2011 12:00 am - Arlington Heights residents looking to upgrade their education, training or skills with an eye toward returning to the workforce can apply for the Mayor’s Annual Communi...
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Travel business up, says Woodfield convention bureauJun 16, 2011 12:00 am - Hotel occupancy in the Northwest suburbs is up 14 percent over the past 12 months, Dave Parulo, president of the Woodfield Chicago Northwest Convention Bureau, said in a...
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Trustees like plan to attract shopsJun 14, 2011 12:00 am - Sales tax rebates that could encourage small businesses to open or expand shops in Arlington Heights received preliminary approval from the village board Monday. The vil...