Articles filed under Communities
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Former village hall razedAug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Fifty years into its history, Streamwood marked the end of one chapter and the beginning of another Wednesday. The day saw the start of demolition on its former village ...
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Business briefsAug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Austin Vale begins hiring campaign NAPERVILLE -- Austin Vale LLC, a privately held, information technology (I.T.) recruiting firm, Wednesday said it is adding 12 additi...
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IPod delvers savings at Fourth of July eventAug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - One suburb's use of an iPod helped conserve about $4,000 in public money originally budgeted for music at a Fourth of July fireworks show. Gurnee's assistant to the vill...
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Plans for Rosemont water park dry upAug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Plans for a $100 million water park resort in Rosemont have dried up, at least for now. Mayor Bradley Stephens blamed infighting within the Chicago development firm beh...
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OfficeMax shares jump 10 percentAug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - OfficeMax surprised Wall Street Wednesday with better-than-expected earnings, an announcement that sent shares of the nation's third-largest office supply up more than 1...
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Officials seek source of Carpentersville odorAug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Officials in Carpentersville are working with representatives from Hexion Specialty Chemicals to determine the source of an odor in the Old Town area near the company's ...
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Elk Grove Trustee considering bid for Krause's seatAug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Elk Grove Village Trustee Chris Prochno said on Wednesday she's seriously considering a bid for Republican state Rep. Carolyn Krause's seat, with the expectation of form...
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Business briefsAug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - RC2 net income drops 73 percent OAK BROOK -- RC2 Corp.'s net income for the second quarter plummeted 73 percent on the cost of a recall of its wooden toy trains and weak...
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Local band living dream at LollapaloozaAug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Three college kids from the Northwest suburbs are living their rock 'n' roll dreams this week. Their band, Powerspace, will play Friday afternoon for the opening day of ...
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Higher gas prices having impact on outdoor activitiesAug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - It all depends as to how badly outdoorsmen want to enjoy the outdoors, be it time on the water or in the field. Gas prices will most definitely impact fishing and huntin...