Barrington Hills
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A man on a missionJan 12, 2008 10:00 pm - He's managed to feed 11,000 kids in the Rift Valley in Kenya. He's set up 10 computer labs for school children who only a few years earlier were grateful for pencils and...
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House hopefuls tout their abilitiesJan 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Republican candidates for the 66th House District squared off Saturday at a forum by emphasizing their different kinds of experience. Christine K. Prochno, a third-term ...
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Where do we get our information?Jan 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Every time I pay my bills I wonder how people with less education, experience and resources manage in today's world. It's a paradox that in this information-rich age, i...
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Island Lake village attorney says he's paid too muchJan 11, 2008 10:00 pm - It's not often an attorney urges you to spend less money on legal fees. But the village of Island Lake found itself receiving just that advice at its board meeting Thurs...
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10th District rivals outline economic ideasJan 11, 2008 10:00 pm - With the jobless rate up and talk of a recession more urgent, Democratic candidates in the 10th Congressional District say fixes from strategic investments to rolling ba...
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Procrastination can steal our opportunitiesJan 11, 2008 10:00 pm - "But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom arrived … And the door was shut." -- Matthew 25:10 (NIV) For that past three weeks, there has been some...
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Lake County official clarifies deportation planJan 11, 2008 10:00 pm - Lake County Homeland Security Director Wayne Hunter met with the county board Friday to clear up misconceptions about the sheriff's plan to give some jail officers depor...
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Muskie show has plenty to hook fishing enthusiastsJan 11, 2008 10:00 pm - Hundreds of fishermen lined up Friday for the start of the Chicago Muskie Show at Harper College. The lure: The chance to swap fishing stories and get the jump on the la...
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Briefs: Geography bee winnerJan 11, 2008 10:00 pm - David Jin, an eighth-grade student at Wright Junior High School in Lincolnshire, was named winner of the school's geographic bee. Seventh-grader Laura Hefner took second...
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Ex-local rabbi is back with a bookJan 11, 2008 10:00 pm - Clergy are accustomed to visiting patients in hospitals. But what happens when the clergy become patients themselves? In the case of Rabbi Douglas Kohn, who developed me...