Sheila Ahern
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Polish preschool in the works for WheelingJun 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Margaret Wajs wants to open a new Polish preschool at 710 S. Milwaukee Ave. in Wheeling. Wajs took her idea before the plan commission on May 28 and received unanimous a...
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Wheeling officials dig into mystery of old cemeteryJun 10, 2009 11:00 pm - For the past 30 years, Wheeling officials have quietly been taking care of a small, unnamed cemetery at Wolf and Dundee roads, spending up to $15,000 annually cutting gr...
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St. Mary's 'tough guy' steps aside after 42 yearsJun 09, 2009 11:00 pm - It started when a sixth-grade student wanted to sing "99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall" during the class Christmas party. It was 1967 and Frank Schmitt's first year as a t...
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Do I remember Mr. Schmitt?!? Readers share their memoriesJun 09, 2009 11:00 pm - "I'm on the Buffalo Grove Fire Department and still live in the area. As a fireman and paramedic I'm in the school every now and then. My partners at work make fun of me...
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Dist. 57 board sets superintendent's salaryJun 09, 2009 11:00 pm - The Mount Prospect Elementary District 57 school board will pay its newest superintendent, Elaine Aumiller, more than $160,000 a year. Aumiller, who starts July 1, will ...
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Former Dist. 21chief a pioneer who stood up to criticismJun 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Kenneth Gill loved a good battle. Back in 1968 he took on busloads of John Birch Society supporters and many in his own community when he defended teaching sex education...
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Bill up $500,000 for Wheeling's new buildingJun 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Wheeling trustees grudgingly backed spending an additional $500,000 on the village's new public works building at Monday's committee meeting. The money will be spent on ...
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Elk Grove woman killed crossing the streetJun 05, 2009 11:00 pm - An 83-year-old woman was hit by a pickup truck and killed after she was tried to cross a street in Mount Prospect this afternoon, police spokesman Bill Roscop said. Ruth...
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Bike-riding bank robber strikes in Rolling MeadowsJun 05, 2009 11:00 pm - A man fled on a bicycle after robbing a Rolling Meadows bank Thursday afternoon, Rolling Meadows police said. At just before 1 p.m., the man entered the MB Financial Ba...
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Investigation reveals earlier suicide attempt, noteJun 04, 2009 11:00 pm - After, or perhaps during, a heated fight with her husband Monday night or Tuesday morning, Trish Finnerty grabbed her keys, her purse and her cell phone and jumped into ...