All Stories from March 5, 2013 (Change date)
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Island Lake squabble delays ballot printingMar 05, 2013 9:54 am - The Lake County and McHenry County clerk’s offices will not print the Island Lake ballot until a pair of hearings are held Thursday to decide whether Charles Amrich will...
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District 207 rebates taxes to Maine Township residentsMar 05, 2013 9:53 am - Maine Township taxpayers will receive $1 million tax abatement from Maine Township High School District 207. The measure was approved at Monday night’s school board meet...
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Wauconda trustee candidates revisit their priorities in interviewsMar 05, 2013 9:30 am - Moving away from the choreographed answers they supplied on questionnaires last month, the candidates for seats on Wauconda’s village board cited a variety of issues whe...
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Aurora extends holiday decoration removal deadlineMar 05, 2013 9:26 am - Aurora is extending its deadline for taking down Christmas decorations because, of all things, snow. The city prohibits residents from displaying outdoor decorations fo...
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Wheeling village board approves big increase in utility taxesMar 05, 2013 9:20 am - Wheeling utility taxes will increase to provide funds for capital improvements — streets and the water and sewer systems — the village board decided Monday. The tax incr...
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Playgrounds undergoing renovations in Hoffman EstatesMar 05, 2013 9:18 am - The Hoffman Estates Park District has identified three playgrounds that will soon undergo renovations. Executive Director Dean Bostrom said the district is close to fina...
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Defendant won’t testify at NYC cannibal-plot trialMar 05, 2013 9:16 am - NEW YORK — The defense has notified the judge that a New York police officer charged with conspiring to kill and eat women will not testify at his Manhattan trial. The d...
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Struggling LA to pick new mayor in low-profile raceMar 05, 2013 9:16 am - LOS ANGELES — City Hall is nearly broke — and for many, is broken. The airport is an embarrassment. Freeways are clogged. And potholes, cracked sidewalks and untended tr...
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Ex-DEA heads: Feds should nullify state pot lawsMar 05, 2013 9:16 am - Eight former Drug Enforcement Administration chiefs say the federal government needs to act now or it might lose the chance to nullify Colorado and Washington’s laws leg...
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Musher gives up Iditarod lead, rests after blistering runMar 05, 2013 9:16 am - ROHN, Alaska — Four-time champion Martin Buser is taking a daring approach to this year’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Buser was first out of the chute on Sunday and th...