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Area veterans will for the first time be able to view the original architectural model of the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., here in Des Plaines.

Top this for a 21st birthday story. Instead of spending the day with friends and family, Erik Sarnello spent most of Aug. 10 holed up in a jury room with 11 people who had been strangers two months earlier. They gave him a card.

The tentative budget that the Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 board approved on Thursday came without many surprises.

Four retired generals in town to meet with congressional candidates about military and human rights issues expressed disappointment at one name not on the list of participants.

A Marine from Wheaton was killed by a roadside bomb Wednesday while in combat in Afghanistan.

A Warrenville alderman was ordered Wednesday to relinquish his passport - although he can't be barred from city property - in the wake of charges he used his elected position to swindle money with failed promises of sporting event tickets and a photo opportunity with former President George W. Bush.

Lee DeWyze wants everyone back home to know he hasn't changed. "Let's see, right now I'm wearing a hoodie, blue jeans and a beanie," the Mount Prospect native said, speaking from California, "if that tells you anything."

Blagojevich juror Cynthia Parker believes the government should retry the former governor. But she's not interested in serving on that jury.

Classes will begin at Algonquin Middle School as scheduled on Monday, Aug. 23, Des Plaines Elementary District 62 officials announced late Wednesday.

New Audio Webinar - Home Inspection Marketing Success With Jeremy Martin
WebWire (press release)
August 2010 Ken Compton, founder of Home Inspection Marketing Center, recently interviewed Jeremy Martin, a successful home inspector. ...

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In a dying declaration, a pregnant Kristine Gilford identified her U.S. Navy recruiter husband as the one who stabbed her at least 17 times in Villa Park in front of her 4-year-old daughter on the child's birthday, prosecutors said Wednesday.

Buying a Foreclosed Home? Work with a Home Inspector
Patch
The only way to really know what you're getting into when you buy a foreclosed home—or any home, for that matter—is to have a qualified home inspector ...

How to Hire a Home Inspector
FavStocks (blog)
A home inspector makes sure you don't meet the same fate. When you tour a home, it's easy to notice the cosmetics—you like the carpet in the living room, ...

Computer system and technology infrastructure upgrades that could cost DuPage County taxpayers $11 million were the dominant topics at a nearly three-hour special county board meeting Tuesday.

The Lake County Health Department has concurred with the complaint of 8th Congressional District Green Party candidate Bill Scheurer of Lindenhurst in declaring his neighbor's dog dangerous.

Indian Prairie Unit District 204 officials said mold discovered Friday in Waubonsie Valley High School's auditorium will not affect the start of school on Aug. 24.

Elk Grove Mayor Craig Johnson said Tuesday he won't know for another six weeks whether he needs surgery for a broken collar bone.

Police warn of chimney scam
Greenwich Time
Police later called a home inspector to the property who confirmed a new liner was never installed in the chimney. Police said to avoid becoming victims, ...

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The trial is over, but a fight is still in store for former Gov. Rod Blagojevich after a lone holdout saved him from conviction on the charge of attempting to sell the U.S. Senate seat formerly held by President Obama

Home Inspection Los Angeles
lonad News
In general, professional home inspector looks at the house from foundation to rafters. He or she prepares a report, which gives the status of all the house ...

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