Sheila Ahern
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Police believe alcohol played a role in Lake County boat crashJul 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Police say they believe alcohol played a part in a boat crash on Lake Michigan near two North Shore towns late Friday, which resulted in serious injuries to a woman. "We...
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Mount Prospect District 57 votes to outsource bus systemJul 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Four months after one of their bus drivers was arrested on charges of drunken driving, a Mount Prospect school board voted to outsource their transportation system. With...
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Mt. Prospect abandons condemnation of Ye Olde Town InnJul 15, 2010 11:00 pm - After three years of legal battles, Mount Prospect officials have ended their efforts to take over the Ye Olde Town Inn, blaming the collapse of the real estate market. ...
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Wheeling votes to give developer $6.5 millionJul 12, 2010 11:00 pm - To save his Prairie Park condo development from foreclosure, developer Mark Smith got $6.5 million on Monday night. The Wheeling village board voted 4-2 to give Smith th...
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District 214 talks pros, cons of class rankJul 08, 2010 11:00 pm - Class rank may hurt students applying to Illinois schools, but it might help those applying to other East Coast schools, some District 214 school board members said at T...
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Des Plaines casino work stops amid strikeJul 08, 2010 11:00 pm - While crews returned to work at a Naperville high school Thursday, the casino site in Des Plaines is still temporarily shut down while a construction workers union strik...
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District 214 talks about cutting class rankJul 07, 2010 11:00 pm - Following a trend in many competitive high schools across the country, District 214 will talk about eliminating class rank at tonight's board meeting. The reason is simp...
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Mt. Prospect unhappy with new state sign ruleJul 06, 2010 11:00 pm - Mount Prospect officials are not happy with a new state statute that takes away their ability to set time limits on when people can display political signs. Currently, a...
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War hero celebrates Boy Scouts' 100th anniversaryJul 04, 2010 11:00 pm - Sammy L. Davis - also known as the real Forrest Gump - calls Freedom, Ind., his home. On Sunday, he was just as patriotic at Arlington Park, surrounded by hundreds of Sc...
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Libertyville church group gets caught up in Boston boat accidentJul 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Kelsey Gould, 15, was on the lower deck of a Boston tour boat when, suddenly, she felt like she was in the middle of a movie scene. "There were light bulbs breaking and ...