Des Plaines
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Saturday SoapboxOct 31, 2021 5:04 pm - Thinking and acting locally: Harsh experience, from 9/11 to Hurricane Katrina, has made it clear that local response will be absolutely critical in future disasters, whe...
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Day 1: SnoozapaloozaOct 31, 2021 5:05 pm - "Hustle, hustle, hustle, grind, grind, grind," chanted the London rapper M.I.A. in the late afternoon Friday. "Why does everyone got hustle on their mind?" Her topic was...
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Cook County DigestOct 31, 2021 5:07 pm - Blues worker injured in fall: The Mount Prospect Police Department reported that a construction worker was injured after falling from a ladder Friday morning while doing...
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More than 500 receive makeovers at RandhurstOct 31, 2021 5:06 pm - An estimated 500-plus women received makeovers Friday at Carson Pirie Scott, in Mount Prospect's Randhurst Shopping Center. Janis Hurst, a manager at the store, said tw...
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New law meant to improve safety around damsOct 31, 2021 5:07 pm - Getting too close to your favorite suburban river dam now could cost you $2,500 and up to a year behind bars. New legislation signed Thursday by Gov. Rod Blagojevich cr...
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Limjoco, Palatine look brightOct 31, 2021 5:01 pm - Charlie Limjoco didn't see any bright side to a sudden delay in Thursday night's Cook County American Legion baseball tournament. The Palatine pitcher couldn't see much ...
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Elk Grove Township Clerk running for Senate seatOct 31, 2021 5:00 pm - Elk Grove Township Clerk Mike Sweeney announced Thursday he will seek the Republican nomination for the 33rd District senate seat won last year by Democrat Dan Kotowski....
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MySpace used to market Hoffman teen concertOct 31, 2021 5:00 pm - The Hoffman Estates Arts Commission has organized the village's highly successful summer concert series since 1999. This season, artists like Shirley King, daughter of b...
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Queen of Rosary says goodbye to pastorOct 31, 2021 4:59 pm - When the Rev. John P. Smyth was about to undergo open heart surgery, he teased his friend, the Rev. Arthur J. Fagan Jr., that he wouldn't expect him to give his eulogy i...
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Don't pull license when pulled overOct 31, 2021 5:01 pm - In Illinois, you need a license to drive. But you also need that license to board an airplane. Or to get a marriage license. There are occasions when you must show a dri...