Articles filed under Communities
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McHenry jail chief abruptly resignsAug 15, 2007 11:00 pm - The man who led McHenry County's effort to double the size of its jail to collect millions of federal dollars has resigned abruptly after seven years as the county's dir...
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Mount Prospect wants plan to lure new businessAug 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Mount Prospect is searching for an identity -- or at least a brand it can present to potential businesses and consumers. With that in mind, village staff presented the v...
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Space station to make long-distance call to Elgin libraryAug 15, 2007 11:00 pm - In 2005, when the Gail Borden Public Library District in Elgin unveiled a fantastic dinosaur exhibit, Denise Raleigh, the library's director of marketing, development an...
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Itasca police nab an award for squad car designAug 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Justice may be blind. Still, one trade publication likes what it sees when it comes to Itasca's police cars. The village finished second in Law and Order magazine's 2007...
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Police beat: Mountain bike stolenAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Geneva •A blue Diamondback boys mountain bicycle valued at $250 was taken from the yard of a home in the 700 block of Lancaster Lane between 10:30 p.m. Sunday and 7...
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Principal not new to Dist. 96Aug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - For all but one of his eight years as an educator, Jeff Brown has worked in Buffalo Grove-Long Grove Elementary District 96. For that year, Brown taught at Richmond-Bur...
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New book takes a look at Elgin's historyAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - The Elgin Area Historical Society invites the public to visit the Old Main Museum for the release of a new publication Thursday. "There Used to Be; A Look Back at Elgin...
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McDonald's executive arrested in Hong KongAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - HONG KONG -- The head of McDonald's Hong Kong branch has been arrested for allegedly accepting bribes from food suppliers in return for using their products, local newsp...
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Teacher worked in schools for fun even in retirementAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - When Ernest Rene De La Bruere worked as a teacher or principal, he never judged kids for their bad behavior, preferring to see the good in his students, said his son, Da...
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Suburban briefs: Joseph Freed to move headquartersAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - PALATINE -- Real Estate development firm Joseph Freed and Associates LLC announced Tuesday the company will move its corporate headquarters and about 125 jobs from Palat...