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High school students turn to internships to help plot future
This summer, teenagers will canvass in support of politicians, help nurses in hospitals or tweet as part of a company's social media effort. They're still in high school but they are working unpaid internships — sometimes even paying thousands of...
Tags: Arlington Heights, Teaching and Learning, University of Illinois at Chicago, Students, New York City
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Des Plaines' beef about levee dismissed by state agency
Efforts by Mount Prospect and Prospect Heights to limit flood damage near Levee 37 along the Des Plaines River last month did not violate a state permit and did not significantly contribute to flooding downstream in Des Plaines, according to findings from...
Tags: Education, Bodies of Water, Floods, Des Plaines, Rivers
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Fred Reimann, 1928-2013
Fred Reimann had just started his career as an elementary school teacher in Mount Prospect in 1955 when the opportunity to purchase Trump Lake Lodge, a private camp for boys in Wabeno, Wis., presented itself. It was an easy decision for Mr. Reimann, who...
Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Goodwill Industries International, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Real Estate Sellers
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Des Plaines still reeling from flood's impact
As floodwaters slowly start to recede in Des Plaines, city officials said it could be weeks before the full extent of the damage is known. Last week's storm left a swath of damage across much of the city as the Des Plaines River swelled to a record-...
Tags: Public Officials, Disasters and Accidents, FEMA, Politics, Floods
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Electronics recycling in Arlington Heights for SWANCC residents Since 1999, the Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County has provided a variety of electronics recycling programs for residents in its member communities. Programs currently offered...Tags: Winnetka (Cook, Illinois), Entertainment, Music, Arlington Heights, Human Interest
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Des Plaines rhetoric cools but blame continues
As floodwaters recede in Des Plaines, city officials toned down the rhetoric but still insisted its neighbors Mount Prospect and Prospect Heights exacerbated flood damage in Des Plaines. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources has requested...
Tags: Government, Public Officials, Politics, Floods, Des Plaines
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Glenview, Northbrook police blotter: April 16
The following items were taken from Glenview and Northbrook police records. Glenview •On April 15, a 19-year-old Prospect Heights man was arrested in the 9800 block of Milwaukee Avenue and charged with driving with a suspended license and was...
Tags: Morton Grove, Schaumburg, Crimes, Wheeling, Police Arrests
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Arlington Heights' 'dark sky' plan skips common restriction
Arlington Heights may have been inspired by another community's controversial "dark sky" effort years ago, but village officials said it sidestepped one restriction in its light pollution proposal to skip out on the drama. "People do not like —...Tags: Barrington Hills, Norridge, Environmental Issues, Local Government, Homer Glen
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Police: Mount Prospect man ordered pot from California
Special to the TribuneA 61-year-old man who allegedly told police he has been ordering marijuana by mail from California for the past year has been charged after police intercepted a package containing more than a pound of the substance, authorities said today. Bail for...Tags: Drug Trafficking, Rolling Meadows
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Mount Prospect man charged with fifth DUI
Special to the TribuneBond for a Mount Prospect man charged with his fifth DUI was set today at $75,000 in Cook County Circuit Court. Teofil Pobega, 54, of the 100 block of North Stevenson Lane, was charged in Rolling Meadows branch court with a felony count of aggravated...Tags: Prosecution, Rolling Meadows
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24 years for Mount Prospect man convicted of sex assault of teen
Tribune reporterA Mount Prospect man convicted of sexually assaulting a youth who worked for him was sentenced in Cook County Circuit Court today to 24 years in prison. Herbert Burgess, 58, continued to maintain his innocence as the sentence for the Class X felony...Tags: Trials, Juvenile Delinquency, Criminals, Rolling Meadows, Crimes
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Prosecutors: Man told woman he'd 'kill her or bury her alive'
Tribune reporterA man accused of choking and beating a woman this week in the northwest suburbs told her that he would "kill her or bury her alive" after she told him she wanted to end their relationship, prosecutors said in court today. Joseph L. Lopez Jr., 34, of Mt....Tags: Prosecution, Palatine, Justice System, Trials, Lawyers
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