Steve Zalusky
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Look out for fake 'tree experts' at your doorAug 30, 2007 11:00 pm - In the wake of an apparent scam attempt, Mount Prospect officials are urging residents to hire qualified tree experts when cleaning up after the recent storm. Village Fo...
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Wheeling is itching to give away mosquito sting remedyAug 30, 2007 11:00 pm - The village of Wheeling is offering to take the sting out of mosquito bites. This weekend, the village is making available, free of charge, a new product, Mitigator Stin...
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Nearly 2,000 trees damaged by severe stormAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Mount Prospect continued on the road to recovery Wednesday from the devastating storm that not only saw flooding on the east side of town, but also power outages and ext...
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Flood control project keeps hitting snagsAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Local officials and residents linked concrete barriers and piled sandbags last week to fend off the rising Des Plaines River in Mount Prospect and Prospect Heights. The ...
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Randhurst a bright spot during area's power outageAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - There are rare occasions when the line blurs between covering the story and being in the story. That happened last Thursday afternoon, when the office police scanner kep...
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Fire damages apartment in Mt. ProspectAug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - A Tuesday fire has displaced residents of a Mount Prospect apartment building. Mount Prospect Fire Chief Michael Figolah said the cause of the fire at 1001 Cottonwood La...
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Wheeling board backs land swapAug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - The Wheeling village board has given final approval to the subdivision of land to be swapped between the village and Wheeling Park District. Acting Village President Jud...
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Mt. Prospect officials praised for response to stormsAug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Last week's storms may have passed, but Mount Prospect's recovery will continue for a while. For the time being, however, village officials are taking heart that even wi...
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Thousands of trees, gone?Aug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - It was a grim weekend for tree huggers in the Northwest suburbs. By the time all the brush has been cleared and the trees inspected, the area will easily have lost hundr...
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Mount Prospect considering sales tax increaseAug 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Raising taxes is never an easy issue, even when the tax burden would be shared with nonresidents. So Mount Prospect is taking things relatively slowly as it ponders addi...