Firefighters battle a fire in a home at 321 Spruce Avenue [MAP/SAT] after 6:15 p.m.

JAN 05 2008 — Bensenville fire department’s second fire for the day. An earlier fire at 614 W. Green Street involved the rescue of two residents, who were injured.

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The Buffalo Grove High School Bison beat the Lake Zurich Bears 57 to 41.

Hersey High School Huskies as underdogs beat New Trier 72 to 59 at Wheeling High School regional site.

Video from the fire scene at 2501 East Oakton Saturday morning (SRResquire).

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Saturday morning just after 7:00 a.m. … Elk Grove Township Fire Department is fighting a fire in a strip mall at 2501 East Oakton Street in Elk Grove Township and requested a second alarm immediately upon arrival.

Arlington Heights, Bensenville, Des Plaines, Elk Grove Village, Mount Prospect, North Maine, Palatine, Rolling Meadows, Rosemont, and Wood Dale fire departments assisting.

Des Plaines Fire Department transported one patient to Northwest Community Hospital.

Warming buses are en route for rotating fire crews.

Possible affected businesses in unincorporated area with Arlington Heights addresses …

Insure One

GAYATRI FOODS
2501 E Oakton St
Arlington Heights, IL 60005
(847) 956-6262

Eng’s Chop Suey
Street 2501 East Oakton Street

International Horizon Tours

Mares Boots

Mickey Grill

Panchal Financial Group Inc.

Pupuseria Y Taqueria

Rite-Storage.com

Zorbas Gyros

Zutano Y Mengano Latin American Restaurant

WISN.COM report on Insignia NS-DXA1 Digital TV converter box available at Best Buy.

In February 2009 over the air signals will convert to digital and older television sets will need a converter to decipher the new signals and produce a picture.

You will need to take action before February 17, 2009 if you currently watch TV on an analog TV set that is NOT connected to cable, satellite or other pay TV service. If you own a television with a digital tuner or subscribe to a pay TV service, you will likely continue to receive TV programming as usual after the transition.

Related info …
Blog on the Insignia NS-DXA1 setup — fo0bar.livejournal.com/187408.html

TV Converter Box Coupon Program
www.DTV2009.gov
1-888-DTV-2009

Police video of Angela Garbarino, 42, apparently beaten by police officer while in handcuffs in Shreveport Police Station.

The US Justice Department is joining the Caddo District Attorney’s office in investigating the November 17, 2007 incident involving the case of a Louisiana woman who is seen struggling with a police officer and then lying in a pool of blood in an interrogation room following an interruption in a police department video.

Attorney for Wiley Willis, 30, the police officer who was fired on February 5 in connection with the case, claims that Garbarino fell.

Angela Garbarino injuries.

Garbarino claims she was beaten while the officer tried to force her to take a breathalyzer test against her will. Paramedics transported Garbarino to LSU Hospital in Shreveport. She was treated for a broken nose, a fractured cheek bone and bruises on various parts of her body and the avulsion of two teeth that were knocked out during the struggle.

Garbarino was arrested on suspicion of DUI after her car struck parked cars in a parking garage and a lightpole on a city street near Sam’s Town Casino & Hotel, 315 Clyde Fant Memorial Parkway in Shreveport [MAP/SAT].