Erin Hegarty
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Former Navy shipmates reunited in Wheeling after 70 yearsNov 11, 2015 4:20 am - Paul Pickle and Bob Winkle hadn't seen or talked to each other since leaving their World War II Navy ship in 1945. But with a simple online search, Pickle's granddaughte...
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Palatine District 15 proposing small levy hikeNov 09, 2015 12:00 am - Palatine Township Elementary School District 15 administrators are expecting a 0.8 percent increase in next year's property tax levy, which, if adopted, would mean a sma...
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Hanover Park breaks ground on Hanover Square shopping mall renovationsNov 06, 2015 4:22 am - Village staff and representatives from Tobin Development broke ground Thursday evening on Hanover Square shopping mall renovations that were originally projected to be c...
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Wheeling police K-9 Duke remembered as hard workerNov 05, 2015 12:00 am - Just four months into his retirement, Duke, the Wheeling Police Department's longtime K-9, died Monday. Duke served the department with his handler, officer Jeremy Hoffm...
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Bartlett rejects proposed downtown video gambling bistroNov 04, 2015 12:00 am - After months of scrutiny from residents and Bartlett's plan commission, a proposal for what would have been the town's 10th video gambling establishment was voted down T...
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New trustee will bring 'breath of fresh air' to Hanover Park, mayor saysNov 04, 2015 12:00 am - Lisa Trousdale, a former pastor at Willow Creek Community Church, is scheduled to be sworn in as the newest Hanover Park village trustee at Thursday's village board meet...
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Wheeling OKs removal of tainted soil to make way for developmentNov 03, 2015 4:37 am - As part of an initiative to prepare land along the Des Plaines River for development, the Wheeling village board on Monday approved spending up to $50,000 to get rid of ...
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Archaeologists dig up the past along the Des Plaines RiverNov 02, 2015 4:43 am - Digging for pieces of history is like being a little kid searching for treasure in a sandbox, says Christian Cameron. "Only now the forest preserve is my sandbox," said...
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Hundreds with highest IQs in Wheeling for HalloweeM weekendOct 29, 2015 1:00 am - While most people are celebrating Halloween by trick-or-treating through neighborhoods, the country's high IQ society will be celebrating HalloweeM in Wheeling at Mensa'...
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Bear cub's death at farm sparks debate over animals on displayOct 29, 2015 1:00 am - The death of a black bear cub at Goebbert's Farm in South Barrington last Saturday has reignited an old debate over whether animals should be put on display for entertai...