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Voice of the People
The need for casino This is regarding your Nov. 23 editorial, "No casino for Rosemont." The editorial against the Rosemont casino is based on faulty logic. For the record, I have no relationship with the town of Rosemont, either as a lobbyist for the...Tags: Evanston, Tourism and Leisure, Naperville, O'Hare International Airport, Metra
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Following in steps of 75-year tradition
Tribune reporterPhoebe Ritter trotted down State Street atop her young horse, Hattie, on Thursday as part of the annual Thanksgiving procession through the heart of Chicago. Ritter knew the first test of their debut parade would come early in the route, a distinctly...Tags: Thanksgiving, McDonald's, American Legion, Festive Event, Joliet
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Students get 2nd shot at dance
Tribune reporterIt was not, to say the least, the homecoming dance of anyone's dreams. Just after 8 p.m. on a Saturday night last month, as the crowd was filing into the gym at Maine South High School in Park Ridge, the robotic drone of a techno song suddenly cut off....Tags: Dance, Cloverfield (movie)
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Old complaint follows new runway at O'Hare
Tribune reporterThe first new runway in 37 years at O'Hare International Airport has quickly triggered complaints from suburban residents about an old problem: jet noise. Residents of Park Ridge and other suburbs east of the airport have been plugging their ears as...Tags: Air Transportation Industry, O'Hare International Airport, Transportation, Air Transportation, Richard M. Daley
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Tanking Christmas donations threaten party
Forum Publishing GroupAsk Tyrone Ervin what he remembers about Christmas last year at Westside Park and the Deerfield Park Elementary School first-grader smiles shyly. "Presents," he says. "I got a bike." Deltamis Worthy got a bike too, but reports he doesn't have it any...Tags: Holidays, Pompano Beach, Crystal Lake, Music, Hot Dogs
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Waukegan house fire injures man, daughter
A man and his teenage daughter were injured early Friday in a house fire in Waukegan, officials said. Firefighters responded to the blaze iin the 700 block of South Fulton Avenue about 6:45 a.m., said Fire Chief Dan Young. Monroe Dunlap, 67, was in...Tags: Waukegan, Fires
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Chicago priest Greeley now in rehab
Best-selling novelist and newspaper columnist the Rev. Andrew Greeley is undergoing rehabilitation weeks after he fell and suffered a head injury. A spokeswoman for the Roman Catholic scholar said Greeley is recovering at the Rehabilitation Institute of...Tags: Injuries, Chicago Sun-Times, Andrew Greeley, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
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Crystal Lake man charged in accidental shooting
A Crystal Lake man was charged with reckless discharge of a firearm after his girlfriend was shot in the face while the two were in bed, police said Monday. Dale Barkstrom, 28, of the 0-99 block of East Terra Cotta Avenue was lying next to his girlfriend...Tags: Defense, Crimes, Firearms, Assault, Crystal Lake
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Chicago man is arrested in Park Ridge hit-run that injured woman
A Chicago man was arrested in Indianapolis on a warrant charging him as the driver of an SUV that fled after hitting a pedestrian last week in Park Ridge, police said Friday. Encarnacion Salas, 30, of the 1800 block of West 17th Street was found hiding...Tags: Police, Elmwood Park, Indianapolis, Police Arrests
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'Joy riding' claims 2 teenagers' lives
Tribune reportersTwo teenagers lost their lives and three young siblings were seriously injured late Monday in a car wreck on an unlighted, winding country road notorious for attracting fast drivers. About 8:25 p.m., a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt packed with four passengers,...Tags: Texas, Buffalo Grove, Transportation Accidents, Long Grove, Schools
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Mr. Tough Love on his TV show, an ex-cop uses skills he learned on the beat
Sidewalks By Rick Kogan Photo by Charles Osgood Before one recent taping of his syndicated television show, Steve Wilkos sits behind his desk in the NBC Tower putting into his mouth forkful after forkful of Chinese noodles slathered in ketchup. "It's a...Tags: Wrigley Field, Jerry Springer, Roscoe Village, NBC, Television
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Small dose of short fund might act as salve
First, stock market losses left a sting. Now, after a nearly 50 percent decline, the losses feel like an open wound. That's especially true for retirees who depend on their savings for living expenses. They've watched in horror as even portfolios light...Tags: Stock Broking, Personal Finance, Mutual Funds, Finance, Business
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