Melissa Silverberg
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Elmhurst schools locked down after bank robberyMay 25, 2016 1:00 am - Two Elmhurst schools were placed on lockdown for a short time on Wednesday morning after a nearby bank robbery. Elmhurst police are investigating a robbery at Inland Ban...
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Ron Magers signs off after decades in Chicago televisionMay 25, 2016 1:00 am - After a half-century in journalism, including more than three decades in Chicago, Ron Magers said goodbye after ABC 7's 10 p.m. newscast on Wednesday night. Magers, 71, ...
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Challenged schools like East Aurora find a payoff in innovationMay 24, 2016 5:15 am - By middle school, Vincent Delao was hanging out with the wrong crowd. He was skipping school more often than he went; his report card was straight D's. None of the men i...
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BBQ, pho restaurants open in downtown Arlington HeightsMay 24, 2016 1:00 am - Two new restaurants - both owned by husband-wife pairs - are now open in downtown Arlington Heights and ready for summer crowds. Pho An, a Vietnamese-Korean fusion rest...
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Senior housing on former Dominick's site gets support in Rolling MeadowsMay 23, 2016 1:00 am - A plan to bring a senior housing development to the former Dominick's along Kirchoff Road is moving forward to the Rolling Meadows plan commission after city officials a...
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Two students, one dream: Graduation not a sure thing at schools like East AuroraMay 23, 2016 1:00 am - Hundreds of seniors file into the auditorium at East Aurora High School. They gaze at the stage filled with objects from high school's biggest prize - caps, gowns and em...
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District 25 says 'Sayonara' to Japanese exchange studentsMay 23, 2016 1:00 am - After five days of cultural exchanges, Arlington Heights Elementary District 25 students said goodbye to new friends they made during a student exchange program with stu...
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How the odds are stacked against East Aurora studentsMay 22, 2016 7:30 am - The bell rings and nearly 4,000 East Aurora High School students burst all at once into the narrow halls. With exactly six minutes to get to the next class, they race up...
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Arlington Heights police honor fallen officersMay 20, 2016 1:00 am - The Arlington Heights Police Department gathered Thursday to honor fallen police officers across the nation. The department, which participates in this memorial annually...
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Tony's Fresh Market opens in Prospect HeightsMay 20, 2016 1:00 am - Tony's Fresh Market opened on Rand Road in Prospect Heights this week, only two months after the former Ultra Foods closed in the same spot. The new grocer at 1421 N. Ra...