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Boys track | Hader earns state berth in 200
Maine South junior John Hader established himself as a favorite to win a sectional title by winning the 200-meter dash in a time of 22.5 seconds at the Central Suburban South meet on May 10. He was nearly a half-second faster a week later in earning a...
Tags: Track and Field, Deerfield
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Boys track | Prospect senior a state contender in hurdles
The Mid-Suburban League hasn't had a state champion hurdler since Rolling Meadows' Abe Jones won the 110-meter hurdles in 2000. Prospect senior Dave Kendziera has two opportunities to become the next MSL state champion hurdler at this weekend's state...
Tags: Rolling Meadows, Buffalo Grove, Awards and Prizes, Palatine, Track and Field
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Deerfield, Highland Park spring sports teams performing well
From mid-May through early June, state spring sports are winding down in Illinois and every day brings that win-or-go-home excitement. Here is a wrapup on how some of the area teams have fared in recent weeks. Boys tennis Deerfield's tennis team...
Tags: Grayslake, Illinois High School Association, Highland Park (Cook, Illinois), U.S. Department of Homeland Security, High School Sports
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Des Plaines, Park Ridge, Niles police chiefs oppose medical marijuana
Illinois legislators may have voted to legalize medical marijuana, but the police chiefs of three Maine Township communities say the proposed measure could spread the drug's availability and challenge their ability to curb impaired driving. William...
Tags: Medical Marijuana Therapy, Park Ridge, Des Plaines, Drug Trafficking, Substance Abuse
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Secretary of state's office says it wasn't behind on rent
The story, as reported this month in local news outlets, was rather embarrassing: The Illinois secretary of state's driver services operation in Niles had been evicted because the agency was late paying its rent. On May 6, Dave Drucker, a spokesman...Tags: Realty, Golf, Jesse White, Office and Retail Spaces, Rentals
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Girls track | Twins boost New Trier team
A casual observer of the Class 3A sectional track meet at Loyola on Thursday could have been fooled into believing one girl showed amazing stamina in winning the 800-, 1,600- and 3,200-meter runs. Most in the area, however, are familiar with New Trier...
Tags: Track and Field
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Calvin R. Sutker, 1923-2013
As a Cook County Board commissioner, Calvin R. Sutker gained support from his fellow county commissioners to bring the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center to Skokie. As a Skokie village trustee, he helped pass the first open housing law in...
Tags: University of Chicago, Crime, Law and Justice, Wilmette, Irwin, Cook County Government
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Oak Park teacher receives Golden Apple
John Paulett leads almost all of his classes at Fenwick High School while the students sit in chairs formed in a circle. It's a way that provokes discussion and critical thinking for some of the tough topics he tackles in his theology classes at the...
Tags: High Schools, Students, Des Plaines, Schools, Teaching and Learning
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Netherlands company buys Hess Industries in Niles
WSBT has learned a company in the Netherlands has purchased Hess Industries. Fontijne Formitt bought the intellectual property of the Niles company. The company's sales and marketing assistant who tells us this will mean new jobs in the area, but...
Tags: Netherlands, Industrial Production, Buffalo Grove, Automotive Equipment, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Warrenville, Winfield police blotter: April 23
The following are taken from police reports: Wheaton •Residents are asked to be on alert after a driver approached a boy and offered him candy on April 16 around 3:30 p.m. near Danada Drive and Naperville Road. The older Oldsmobile was occupied...
Tags: Carol Stream, Montgomery (Kane, Illinois), West Chicago, Beecher, Wheaton
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Niles, Park Ridge police warn of solicitations
Late on a Saturday afternoon in March, a young woman with a clipboard came to Janet Van De Carr's house in Park Ridge. Since it was before this month's municipal election, she figured it was about a candidate. Instead, the woman said she was checking on...
Tags: Media Industry
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Niles and Glenview still fighting over water bill
After almost two years in court, Niles officials say Glenview still owes them about $8.2 million in a water bill dispute. The villages filed lawsuits against each other in 2011. A Cook County judge recently ruled that Niles overcharged Glenview from...
Tags: Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, Justice System
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