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Rolling Meadows looks at new laws to curb vicious dogsAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - A Boston terrier buried its teeth in Marylou Grasso's arm, hanging from her flesh. "I remember it literally hanging by my arm," the Rolling Meadows resident said. "It ju...
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Algonquin retail center moving alongAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - A huge retail shopping complex near Randall Road and Harnish Drive in Algonquin moved closer to completion Tuesday after village board members approved the annexation of...
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Price of lunch in Batavia schools just went upAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Batavia students will have healthier choices for school lunches this year, but it will come at a higher price. The Batavia School Board approved a 20-cent increase in th...
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Why Mt. Prospect may raise home-rule taxAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Mount Prospect village board members will consider a quarter-percent increase in the home-rule sales tax to boost its fund for mid-level capital improvements. At Tuesday...
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Schaumburg mourns firefighter killed in motorcycle crashAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Both the loved ones and professional family of David Grandt, a 30-year veteran of the Schaumburg Fire Department, are mourning his loss in a motorcycle crash that also s...
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Transforming wood in to works of artAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Steve Johnsen Born: Elmwood Park Resides: St. Charles since 1978 Family: Wife Allison; three stepchildren: Brendan (20), Ariel (16) and Skyle...
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McHenry Dist. 15 coffers grow with aid of 4-year loanAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Think of it as a payday loan -- but at a ridiculously good 4 percent interest rate. That's how the McHenry Elementary School District 15 board explained the more than $1...
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A ticket tax to help Grand Theater?Aug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - The renovation of the Wheaton Grand Theater has been taxing work for all involved, and may prove to be taxing on entertainment in the city in general. Theater officials ...
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Golfers take their best shot at Renz Center contestAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Amateur golfers took their best shot at Renz Addiction Counseling Center's fifth annual Hole-in-One Shootout, which was held in June at The Highlands of Elgin. Area golf...
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Witness contradicts himself in Gurnee road rage caseAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - A man who admitted his role in a 2005 road rage beating death in Gurnee changed his story about the actions of another man while on the witness stand Tuesday. As part of...