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Business owner faces theft chargeOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - A part-owner of a South Elgin business has been charged with the theft of cash from the company, police said Thursday. Dennis Head, 38, of 9N209 Muirhead Road, Elgin, wa...
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Elgin hopes new group can help combat gangsOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Elgin officials are putting together a proposal for a new committee that would focus on preventing gang violence. City leaders have already been meeting with residents a...
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Green houses, lesser effectsOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - It's a fact of life in Kane County -- farmers sell their land, and houses spring up where cornfields once stood. After the subdivisions are built, strip malls often foll...
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Briefs: 4 schools locked downOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Four schools in Community Unit District 300 were locked down Thursday morning after a student spotted a suspicious van outside Hampshire Elementary School, district offi...
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Learning the A, B, Cs of playoff footballOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Anyone with a 3-year-old and 1-year-old knows once you get the "A-B-C-D-E-F-G" song in your head, it can stay there for awhile. See what I mean? And since I can't get it...
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Shamrox are back in actionOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - For Chicago Shamrox fans, the game is on. Nine days after canceling the 2008 season, National League Lacrosse officials announced a long-term agreement with the players ...
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Campton Hills says disconnection cost too highOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - A Campton Hills official testified Thursday the newly formed village would suffer "undue" financial harm if residents seeking to disconnect from the municipality get the...
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Three Fires Council to host haunted hikeOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - The Three Fires Council Boys Scouts of America continues its 17th annual Haunted Hike at Camp Big Timber, 37W955 Big Timber Road, Elgin. The haunted hikes will be from 7...
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Business that bouncesOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - You won't hear any cries of "don't jump on that" from Gina Metallo. After all, her business is all about jumping -- and that includes adults. Metallo and her partner, ...
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Elgin arrests burglary suspectsOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Two men were arrested in a string of burglaries committed over the past four months, Elgin police said Thursday. Victor Alvarez, 28, homeless, of Elgin has been charged ...