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Patch Flash: Home Sales Benefit from Being Close to Metra Train

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The "location, location, location" rule of success in real estate apparently held true last year for the sale of homes located close to a METRA train line, according to a survey by RE/MAX Northern Illinois

. The center treated 2,000 patients last year, according to the letter, and employs 207 employees. Quinn's proposal to close it is part of a plan to cut state spending. He blamed the move on state lawmakers who gave him a budget that was $2.2 billion less than he requested.

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. David C. Dietrich, 32, of 902 Bittersweet, has been charged with aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, resulting in the death of another; driving under the influence; improper lane usage; driving too fast for conditions; and operating an uninsured motor vehicle. The victim was George A. Weikum, 58, of Naperville, who was pronounced dead at the scene.

Cicero spent $1,000 on rubber chickens for Svengoolie to throw to the crowd at the Czech heritage parade. The sale was contracted through You & Me, a company owned by Rosemary Konz, who gets paid to sit on the town board and is the daughter of a town trustee.

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Hampton said he didn’t want to go to the ’85 Bears Super Bowl team reception because his family wasn’t invited and he’s not a fan of the president. Did he make the right call?


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