Sheila Ahern
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Mt. Prospect not expecting quick recoveryAug 10, 2010 11:00 pm - Like many other villages Mount Prospect is getting ready to enter its second year of historically tough times for their local budget. Village officials will survive 201...
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Investor wants extension on Wheeling projectAug 09, 2010 11:00 pm - To demonstrate how desperate he was, Tony Licata thought about going before the Wheeling village board dressed only in a barrel on Monday night. Licata, an investor in t...
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Two Mt. Prospect restaurants close, but bar to openAug 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Although two longtime Mount Prospect restaurants recently closed, another new sports bar is getting ready to open its doors. On Tuesday, the Mount Prospect village board...
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Garbage, dog feces dumped into Mount Prospect poolAug 02, 2010 11:00 pm - A Mount Prospect pool was closed on Sunday after vandals dumped a 55-gallon drum full of garbage and dog feces into the pool's deep end, according to park district offic...
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Downtown Mount Prospect still waiting for that final pieceAug 01, 2010 11:00 pm - In February 2009, Mount Prospect Mayor Irvana Wilks stood by John Heimbaugh and said, "He's still our developer." Today she only says, "He still owns the property." Of...
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Two charged in Mt. Prospect murder; one suspect a 15-year-oldJul 27, 2010 11:00 pm - A 37-year-old homeless gang member and a teenage acquaintance were both denied bond Wednesday after being charged with murdering a 52-year-old Mount Prospect man in his ...
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Mount Prospect business finds church garden fertile testing groundJul 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Two years ago Bill and Matt Petersen borrowed the South Church's garden to see if their new solar powered irrigation system could sustain 20 rows of vegetables. "It spok...
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Red-light cameras not going anywhere in WheelingJul 26, 2010 11:00 pm - Despite the public backlash going on in other towns, Wheeling is standing by its two red-light cameras, located at Wheeling and Palatine roads and Milwaukee Avenue and D...
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Dispatchers say labor dispute could lead to strikeJul 20, 2010 11:00 pm - A police union representing about 70 dispatchers has dropped the "S" word, saying a strike is a real possibility if talks with their employer don't improve next month. "...
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Wheeling Galleria gets go-ahead from village boardJul 19, 2010 11:00 pm - Construction on a new strip mall along Dundee Road in Wheeling will start this fall, and it's expected to be open in about a year, officials were told on Monday. Wheelin...