Algonquin
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Elgin ends first phase of downtown workNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Elgin officials know the city's downtown revitalization work is a hassle for residents and business owners. But city officials say they did a better job this year than l...
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Geneva teen's perfect ACT ekes out twin'sNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Jake Tauscher of Geneva received good news recently: He was one of 22 teens, out of 112,000 nationally, to get a perfect score of 36 on an ACT test he took in September....
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Fox Valley sure has the Christmas spiritNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Forgive Dane Willman if he hasn't had time to chat the past few days. The Carpentersville man and friends are feverishly painting and prepping for what will likely be th...
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Longtime staffers say Hyde was a friend, mentorNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Sam Stratman so wanted to work for Henry Hyde he spent a week preparing for the job interview in May 1987. "I followed his career for some time. He was the obvious choic...
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Former teacher pleads guilty to soliciting childNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - A former teacher at Mundelein High School was placed on 30 months' probation Thursday after admitting he asked a student to send him lewd photos of herself. Scott Lempa,...
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Democrat withdraws from 8th District raceNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - One of the candidates challenging U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean has withdrawn from the Democratic primary race, he confirmed today. Jonathan Farnick, a 39-year-old computer con...
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Geneva man sentenced in St. Charles fightNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Saying the sanctity of a home is something that can't be violated, a judge Thursday sentenced a 24-year-old Geneva man to eight years for his role in a melee in a St. Ch...
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Huntley invited to 90th birthday party for well-liked residentNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Once upon a time in Huntley, a little gas station next to Marlowe Feeds bustled with cars, and customers could always count on good service and a smile from its owner, B...
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Briefs: McDonald's Lamar to retire by MarchNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - OAK BROOK -- After more than two decades with McDonald's, William Lamar Jr. said Thursday he plans to retire by March. Lamar has served as chief marketing officer for Mc...
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Judge bars man's earlier rape arrest in murder caseNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Nearly 15 months before Lauren Kiefer was attacked on Christmas near Oakbrook Terrace, another young woman was raped in her home in Aurora. The same man, Robert Rejda, 2...