Melissa Silverberg
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Eight years later, stolen baby Jesus statue returned to suburban ownersDec 28, 2011 11:00 pm - Christmas may be over, but a suburban family got one more special present on Thursday — a long lost baby Jesus. Eight years after it vanished from their annual nativity ...
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North Chicago church makes day merry for Navy recruitsDec 24, 2011 11:00 pm - Mount Sinai Baptist hosts dinner and activities
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Suburban red kettle donations down this yearDec 22, 2011 11:00 pm - Donations in many suburban Salvation Army red kettles are down, in some places by almost 40 percent compared to this time last year. With Saturday as the last day the be...
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Arlington Heights family collects for soldiersDec 21, 2011 11:00 pm - As families celebrate the homecomings of soldiers returning from Iraq, Dawn Hedrick wants people to remember that for many, the war isn’t over yet. For those with family...
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Pizza pub to replace Hackney’s in WheelingDec 20, 2011 11:00 pm - A new pizza restaurant will be coming to the vacant former Hackney’s building on Milwaukee Avenue in Wheeling next spring. D’Agostino’s Pizza, which has four locations a...
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Arlington Hts. residents get choice on treating ash treesDec 19, 2011 11:00 pm - Arlington Heights residents will be on their own if they want to pay to treat trees on their property or parkways that are infested with emerald ash borer, although on M...
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Wheeling Township D21 increase tax levy 1.94%Dec 19, 2011 11:00 pm - Wheeling Township Elementary District 21 last week approved a tax levy increase of 1.94 percent, a smaller hike than in surrounding districts, for next year. The total a...
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Arlington Hgts. toughens penalties for dangerous animalsDec 19, 2011 10:00 pm - Following an October dog attack, Arlington Heights has changed the penalties for dangerous animals in the village, including that on a first offense, if serious enough, ...
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Hoffman teen: Teacher was like my godmotherDec 15, 2011 10:00 pm - A Hoffman Estates High School student who lived briefly with his teacher this fall until the situation came to light, went public on Friday, saying their relationship wa...
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Wheeling area schools get end of year ‘bonus’Dec 14, 2011 11:00 pm - Wheeling Township Elementary District 21 and Northwest Suburban High School District 214 will receive the bulk of surplus money generated by one of Wheeling’s tax increm...