All Stories from July 8, 2011 (Change date)
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Shame we don’t know our historyJul 08, 2011 12:00 am - My son, an officer in the United States Marine Corps, spent part of his Independence Day weekend at a swearing in ceremony for one of his fellow Marines. She immigrated ...
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McHenry man named AMVETS commanderJul 08, 2011 12:00 am - Submitted by AMVETS Department of Illinois Raleigh Showens of McHenry was elected the AMVETS State Commander for 2011-12 on June 11. Showens is an active member of Post ...
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Marina Motel in Fox Lake targeted for shut down againJul 08, 2011 12:00 am - Fox Lake Police Chief Mike Behan said he has reached the limit of his patience with the troubled Marina Motel. Now, the police chief said, it’s time for the business to...
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Search for McHenry Co. schools superintendent ongoingJul 08, 2011 12:00 am - The search for a new McHenry County Regional Superintendent of Schools continues more than a month after the last superintendent — and the man elected to replace him — r...
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The SoapboxJul 08, 2011 12:00 am - Finally, a single card: We’re certainly on board with Pace, Metra and the CTA in their decision to finally go to a universal fair system — but by 2015? Seems a long time...
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Limit overtime and watch the jobs growJul 08, 2011 12:00 am - Right now Congress is considering giving employers tax breaks for hiring additional employees. It’s a nice idea, but it doesn’t solve the problem of more jobs. What is n...
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Former Burr Oak cemetery director sent to prisonJul 08, 2011 12:00 am - The former director of a historic black cemetery in the South suburbs was convicted Friday in a money-making scheme that involved digging up bodies and reselling plots, ...
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Regional ed offices to operate despite cutJul 08, 2011 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — The head of a group representing Illinois regional superintendents says the state’s regional education offices will remain open despite Gov. Pat Quinn’s ve...
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Another big show at Arlington: Million Preview DayJul 08, 2011 12:00 am - Exactly one week after more than 35,000 fans showed up for Arlington’s Park’s highly popular annual fireworks show, the track has another lights-out show slated for toda...
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Wheaton cautiously optimistic about downtown revivalJul 08, 2011 12:00 am - Despite some highly visible empty lots, the shell of what the city hoped would be another midrise condominium complex and a long-vacant building where a Jewel store once...