All Stories from August 14, 2013 (Change date)
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Wauconda police chief says he's been placed on leave by mayorAug 14, 2013 10:00 am - Embattled Wauconda Police Chief Douglas Larsson on Wednesday informed his department he's been placed on leave. The announcement came in an email sent less than a day af...
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New hole found at N. Ind. dune where boy trappedAug 14, 2013 10:00 am - MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. — A hole similar to one that trapped a 6-year-old Illinois boy beneath 11 feet of sand has been found on the same northern Indiana dune. National Par...
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DuPage County can pursue proposed stormwater feeAug 14, 2013 10:00 am - Gov. Pat Quinn has signed a new state law giving DuPage County the ability to impose a countywide stormwater utility fee. Still, it could take years for DuPage officials...
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Family can sue in woman's McHenry County jail deathAug 14, 2013 10:00 am - An appeal court has ruled the family of a woman who committed suicide in a McHenry County Jail can sue the county's former health contractor and a social worker. Algeria...
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Paylocity in Arlington Heights names Gaty to lead product developmentAug 14, 2013 10:00 am - Arlington Heights-based Paylocity Corp. has appointed Ted Gaty as senior vice president of product development. Gaty joins the payroll and human resources services provi...
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Gurnee mayor: Lake County gambling vote 'stupid'Aug 14, 2013 10:00 am - Gurnee Mayor Kristina Kovarik labeled a vote by the Lake County Board to allow video gambling in bars and restaurants in unincorporated areas as “stupid,” saying it won'...
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Huntley Outlet Center new home for thrift shopAug 14, 2013 10:00 am - A Huntley thrift store that raises money for its own nonprofit organization has left its former home on Route 47 and moved into the Huntley Outlet Center. Sweet Repeats...
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30 months prison for former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.Aug 14, 2013 10:00 am - WASHINGTON — Former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. was sentenced to two and a half years in prison Wednesday after pleading guilty to scheming to spend $750,000 in campaign fund...
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Batavia board learns nuts-and-bolts of school budgetingAug 14, 2013 9:53 am - Now that the Batavia school district will have at least $2 million more coming in each year, because of the expiration of a tax-increment financing district, board membe...
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Grayslake North’s Russell catches a break with NIUAug 14, 2013 9:51 am - If it meant catching on quickly at Northern Illinois University — and catching, period — Carl Russell was willing to receive, so to speak. So, yes, toss the recent Grays...