Articles filed under Communities
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Plan for patio at Elburn eatery meets resistanceJul 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Plans to add an outdoor patio to an Elburn restaurant turned into a discussion about noise and underage drinking at a recent village board meeting. The owners of Emma's...
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How to appeal your property assessmentJul 31, 2007 11:00 pm - How to appeal your property assessment •Assessments can be appealed for several reasons, including that a property is overvalued or not assessed in line with similar nea...
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Why is Illinois the only state to take driver's licenses for speeding?Jul 31, 2007 11:00 pm - When Tracy Chappell, 26, was eight months pregnant at the beginning of June, she was stopped for speeding in Niles. Even though her husband, a police officer, was sittin...
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Geneva's top student gets a bit of recognitionJul 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Rob Tauscher was displaying his basketball skills, but it's his academic prowess that earned him a spot in a recent Joy of the Game basketball showcase. And the Geneva H...
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Letters to the editorJul 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Politicians, D and R, to blame for fix Froma Harrop's recent column regarding the "end of empire spectacle" currently being unveiled in the U.S. (July 25) was right on p...
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Eighth time the charmJul 31, 2007 11:00 pm - It took nearly eight hours, but Libertyville amateur Nicole Schachner finally outlasted Wheaton pro Jenna Pearson to win the Illinois Women's Open Championship with a pa...
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Planting the seeds for a new churchJul 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Another church is planning to take flight in Lake County. Harvest Bible Chapel is making preparations to hold weekly services in Gurnee on Sept. 9. Harvest Bible already...
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Bloomingdale residents want play date with proposed parkJul 31, 2007 11:00 pm - If you build it, they will play. Every day. That was the message dozens of Bloomingdale residents sent to their park district Tuesday evening during an informal park boa...
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Starbucks hikes prices againJul 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Over the lunch hour Tuesday, Starbucks patrons in Schaumburg sat in the shade at outdoor tables drinking coffee, nibbling on food and talking about the increasingly high...
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Bolingbrook woman dies in car crashJul 31, 2007 11:00 pm - A 66-year-old Bolingbrook woman died Tuesday after being hit by a school bus on its way to pick up children for summer classes. The bus driver and a first-grader from B...