All Stories from May 5, 2012 (Change date)
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Batavia, Geneva split doubleheaderMay 05, 2012 9:32 am - As Batavia center fielder Robbie Bowman raced back to the fence and leapt high to try to bring back a home run ball Saturday in Geneva, Dan Berendt wasn’t sure what...
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Get your poles ready for Palatine fishing DerbyMay 05, 2012 9:00 am - The Palatine Park District will present its annual Fishing Derby from 8 a.m.-noon Saturday, May 12, at Plum Grove Reservoir, on Algonquin Road near Harper College. This ...
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Libertyville teacher ready for classroom in TanzaniaMay 05, 2012 8:00 am - Terry Mulligan enjoys being surrounded by his students at St. Joseph Elementary School in Libertyville, but he also finds satisfaction teaching English to orphaned child...
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Wood Dale looking to consultant for downtown visionMay 05, 2012 8:00 am - Wood Dale officials are expected to approve a $26,000 contract with a prestigious consulting group to design a downtown vision for the city. Uhlir Consulting LLC is le...
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Vernon Hills’ new growth options are limitedMay 05, 2012 8:00 am - With the days of big growth done, the focus in Vernon Hills will shift to maintaining and improving what’s in place, according to an update of the village’s long-range p...
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Teen girls take on Seventeen over altered imagesMay 05, 2012 7:57 am - Associated Press NEW YORK — The girl crusaders held up signs in the drizzling rain with messages for Seventeen magazine: “Teen Girls Against Photoshop!” a...
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Boat building: the rewards of doing it yourselfMay 05, 2012 7:54 am - My father was recovering from a heart attack, flipping through a magazine at the library, when he decided to build his first boat. He saw an ad for a wooden kayak kit, a...
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‘Country club for cars’ planned for GrayslakeMay 05, 2012 7:30 am - Grayslake may become home to what a developer calls a “country club for cars.” Village board trustees this week gave an informal thumbs-up to a proposal by Pre...
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Myanmar comedy shows struggle for national imageMay 05, 2012 7:12 am - YANGON, Myanmar — When Burmese filmmaker Htun Zaw Win decided to make a short comedy about the tragically bizarre process of getting movies made in his oppressed ho...
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Arizona includes smartphones in stalking billMay 05, 2012 7:09 am - PHOENIX — Lawmakers in both chambers have approved a revised Arizona anti-stalking bill that had riled social media users for making it criminal to annoy or offend someo...