Barrington Hills
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Smokers get the cold shoulder on state ban's first dayJan 01, 2008 10:00 pm - The red sign with black, block letters taped behind the bar said it all. "No Smoking." Bar patrons who smoke faced their fears Tuesday as they were forced to head outsid...
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Briefs: Garrett gives it awayJan 01, 2008 10:00 pm - State Sen. Susan Garrett will donate $5,700, the amount of the increase in her legislative salary in 2007, to the Northern Suburban Special Education District Foundation...
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Palatine couple wins a shot to start a family through clinicJan 01, 2008 10:00 pm - A Palatine couple has gotten one heck of a Christmas present -- a shot at starting a family. Leronica and Brendan Scallon have been trying to conceive for a few years, b...
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The hidden risks behind adoptionJan 01, 2008 10:00 pm - Peggy Hilt wanted to be a good mother, but day after day, she got out of bed feeling like a failure. No matter what she tried, she couldn't connect with Nina, the 2-year...
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How dolphins born in captivity learn early to like humansJan 01, 2008 10:00 pm - "How many dolphins allow themselves to be petted by kids?," asked Keegan McChristian, 7, a second-grader at Robert Crown School in Wauconda. "Dolphins are very social a...
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Lake County taverns trying to accommodate their smoking clienteleJan 01, 2008 10:00 pm - Smokers are no longer allowed to light up inside their favorite bar, but some Lake County taverns are being creative when trying to provide a warm place to puff. A hand...
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Homicides in Lake County increase in 2007Dec 31, 2007 10:00 pm - The number of homicides in Lake County last year exceeded the 2006 level, marking only the third such increase in the last decade. Official records show 16 people died v...
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A decade later, a church will riseDec 31, 2007 10:00 pm - For the last decade, a sign along Gelden Road in Lindenhurst has promised a new church. In the next few months, the sign is finally going to be replaced by one. Libert...
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Briefs: Asbestos ruling upheldDec 31, 2007 10:00 pm - The Illinois Appellate Court has affirmed a previous Cook County circuit court ruling that Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 failed to notify its insurance co...
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Des Plaines has bit of N.Y., but much more for familyDec 31, 2007 10:00 pm - The confetti cannons and brightly lit "diamond" were poised and ready for the stroke of midnight in Des Plaines Monday night, but the New Year's Eve on the Plaza bash st...