Sheila Ahern
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Wheeling library retires bookmobile, opens new branchJun 08, 2010 11:00 pm - After years of mechanical problems, the Indian Trails Public Library District parked their bookmobile permanently and opened a new branch to take its place on the northw...
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DeWyze parties cost Mount Prospect $40,000Jun 05, 2010 11:00 pm - Before the "American Idol" finale aired, Lee DeWyze was declared by some as the best thing ever for Mount Prospect. Yet, his success also was expensive for Mount Prospec...
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Chicago man charged in Wheeling assault, home invasionJun 04, 2010 11:00 pm - Police arrested a Chicago man Thursday on charges he robbed and sexually assaulted a woman in a Wheeling home May 23. Wheeling Deputy Police Chief John Teevans said Matt...
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Let the summer beginJun 03, 2010 11:00 pm - The Wheeling Park District Aquatic Center opens for the summer at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 5. The outdoor family playland is home to mascot "Willie the Whale" and feat...
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Sewage backups ruin some Mount Prospect homesJun 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Idania Santiago woke up at 4 a.m. May 13 to a homeowner's nightmare -- a river of water and sewage covering her living room floor. "It was disgusting and dirty," said Sa...
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Dist. 57 parents fight for busesJun 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Rick Abbott, a Mount Prospect Elementary District 57 bus driver, spoke up to defend his fellow drivers on Thursday. "The people who drive your buses are from your commun...
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River Trails District 26 ices grade centersJun 01, 2010 11:00 pm - After almost 20 River Trails parents slammed the idea of grade centers Tuesday, the District 26 school board voted down the idea with a 5-2 vote. About 150 parents appla...
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What's next for Lee? Concerts, recording studio, trips back homeMay 30, 2010 11:00 pm - Lee DeWyze can admit it now. He didn't always like being known as "the paint store sales clerk" during his four-month run on "American Idol." "Sometimes I was like, why...
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District 26 school board to vote on grade center switch next weekMay 29, 2010 11:00 pm - After almost a year of discussion and months of heated board meetings, the River Trails Elementary District 26 school board could decide Tuesday to abandon its neighborh...
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Wheeling Fresh Farms developer expands projectMay 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Now that the Wheeling Village Board approved demolition of a small building at Dundee Road and Milwaukee Avenue, the Fresh Farms expansion project finally will begin thi...