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In 'green' effort, schools go paperless to promote events
Tribune reporterSchools have long relied on one emissary to deliver paperwork into parents' hands: students' backpacks. But driven by environmental and economic concerns, many schools now are posting notices online, instead, to remind parents of next week's dance...Tags: Back Packs, Libertyville, Schools, Mass Media, Homes
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Steve Dahl's winter gear
Despite the lack of good parking near Wrigley Field, my apprehension about sitting in the cold upper deck for four hours during a hockey game and my weak and/or parakeet-sized bladder, I was there on New Year's Day for the Winter Classic. I am a...Tags: Detroit Red Wings, Michelin Group, Fishing, Facebook, New Year's Day
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Medical helicopter crash: Child's parents file negligence suit in Aurora crash
Tribune reporterA lawsuit was filed Tuesday against the companies that operated an emergency medical helicopter that crashed in Aurora last fall, killing a 14-month-old patient and the three crew members. Robert and Brooke Blockinger of Leland, Ill., surrounded by...Tags: Advanced Training, Air and Space Accidents, Trials
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Latin King fugitive found in Mexico
A high-ranking Chicago-area gang member has been arrested in Mexico after being charged in September with federal drug and firearms offenses, the FBI said Monday. Vicente Garcia, 30, was arrested in late December in the city of Tamazula after information...Tags: Gang Activity, Firearms, FBI, Defense, Crimes
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Reward offered in wallet thefts at Naperville fitness center
Naperville Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for thefts from lockers at X-Sport Fitness, 2780 Fitness Drive. Between Oct. 8 and Dec. 16, at least nine thefts involving wallets...Tags: Theft, Credit and Debt, Naperville, Crimes
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Potholes making presence felt
Tribune reporterOn an average December day at the height of last year's record- and axle-breaking winter pothole season, the city's Department of Transportation logged 300 pothole complaints. By 8 p.m. Monday, the daily count was 940 and climbing. "I drove northbound...Tags: Road Transportation, Weather Reports, Transportation, Chicago Transit Authority, Real Estate Agents
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Chicago area dodges worst of the flooding
Tribune reportersA few homes along rivers and creeks in the Chicago area suffered water damage from the weekend flooding, but officials said Monday the region avoided the serious problems some had predicted would result from the rains and melting snow. "We've had some...Tags: Will County, Des Plaines, Green Oaks, Emergency Incidents, Floods
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Chicagoland flooding less than expected
Tribune reporterThat collective sigh you heard Sunday around the region was from residents and officials thankful that rivers failed to rise as expected and that rain tapered off early enough to avoid a repeat of September's devastating floods. Roads were closed,...Tags: Warrenville, Weather Reports, Wilmette, Floods
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Gun scare at Bolingbrook High School leads to disorderly conduct charge against student
A Bolingbrook High School student was charged with disorderly conduct after saying he had a firearm, causing the school to be locked down about 10:30 a.m. and searched for about 30 minutes Thursday morning. No gun was found. The student later denied...Tags: Schools
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Upset with bank, man falsely reports robbery, cops say
A Bolingbrook man who was upset with Bank of America was charged with disorderly conduct Monday after he called 911 and falsely reported a robbery at the bank. John Pighee Jr., 58, was taken into custody around 11:45 a.m. after officers arrived at the...Tags: Bank of America Corp., Theft, Crimes
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Date Drew Peterson? There are women who would
When Drew Peterson reported that he was engaged to a 23-year-old Romeoville woman, people all over the country immediately asked the same question: Who on earth would date this guy? The ex- Bolingbrook police sergeant with the hooded eyes has proved that...Tags: Robert Chambers, Jay-Z, Los Angeles, O.J. Simpson, Northwestern University
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Voice of the People
The greatest gift that money can't buy is the ability to doubt the crowd. My mother gave me that gift when she continually would ask for evidence. "I read it somewhere" never was sufficient. "Everyone knows," even less so. "A noted authority says so,"...Tags: Glencoe, Religious Festivals, Starbucks Corp., Des Plaines, The Grinch
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