Melissa Silverberg
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Preckwinkle hopes to boost city-suburban cooperationFeb 07, 2012 11:00 pm - In an effort to create more economic collaboration between the city and the suburbs, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle said Wednesday that the three workforce...
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Rolling Meadows High School ships supplies to troopsFeb 07, 2012 10:00 pm - After only a week of collection, students from Rolling Meadows High School gathered on Tuesday to fill at least a dozen large boxes of supplies to send to troops in Afgh...
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Wheeling limits streets solicitation to once per yearFeb 06, 2012 11:00 pm - After weeks of discussion, Wheeling officials voted Monday to limit how often charitable organizations can take to village streets to solicit donations. A new ordinance,...
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Wheeling Food Pantry asks for donationsFeb 06, 2012 11:00 pm - The Wheeling Food Pantry is in need of donations, as it is seeing an increased number of families coming in for help, officials said. The pantry, 101 N. Wolf Road, opene...
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Dandy, beloved suburban safety dog, diesFeb 06, 2012 11:00 pm - To schools around the suburbs and to her handler, Glenn VandeBonCoeur, Dandy was more than a drug-sniffing dog — she was a friend, a hard worker and a girl with quite a ...
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New principal named for Hersey High SchoolFeb 03, 2012 11:00 pm - John Hersey High School in Arlington Heights will have a new principal for the 2012-2013 school year when Tina Cantrell retires. The Northwest Suburban High School Distr...
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Three more District 214 schools to get artificial turfFeb 02, 2012 11:00 pm - Three more school stadiums in Northwest Suburban High School District 214 will get artificial turf fields this year through cost-sharing partnerships with local park dis...
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WildStang robotics team gets White House honorFeb 02, 2012 11:00 pm - A senior from Rolling Meadows High School will be cutting class on Tuesday, but with good reason — he’ll be in Washington, D.C., meeting President Barack Obama. Harrison...
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GOP candidates compete for 58th House seatFeb 02, 2012 11:00 pm - With state Rep. Karen May not running for re-election for the first time since winning the 58th District seat in 2000, two Lake Forest Republicans are hoping to turn the...
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Mystery Writers Convention comes to RosemontFeb 02, 2012 10:00 pm - Local writers searching for the secrets to penning the next best-selling mystery novel may not have to look far as the 13th annual Love is Murder Mystery Writers Convent...