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Letters to the Editor - McHenry CountyJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Nothing like reading before criticizing Well, congratulations Nancy Brown! For what? For taking her head out of the sand and opening her mind (July 17 Harry Potter story...
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Locals say immigration rule won't slow them downJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Seven hundred miles divide them. Yet when a judge blocked the get-tough illegal immigration ordinance in Hazleton, Pa., Thursday, the impact jolted Carpentersville and o...
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Middleby workers approve contractJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - The 12-week lockout of Middleby Corp. workers in Elgin will end Monday, according to its union. By a two-vote margin, 66 to 64, members of Teamster Local 714 agreed to a...
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Cherry contest winnersJul 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Tin Fish chef/owner Colin Turner and I whittled down the pack to four finalists, picking recipes based on their originality and potential for being re-created on the men...
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Letters to the Editor - Kane and McHenry CountiesJul 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Best support for troops a ticket home The recent long fight between Congress and the president over the supplemental appropriation for the war in Iraq for 2007 is barely...
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N. Aurora residents express interest in riverwalk projectJul 23, 2007 11:00 pm - A preliminary report found that most North Aurora residents would like a riverwalk, and they are willing to pay additional taxes to make it happen. Village officials ha...
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Kane County Fair attendance up 16 percentJul 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Attendance at this year's Kane County Fair increased 16 percent over last year, with 141,258 fair goers attending the five-day event that wrapped up Sunday. Mild weathe...
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Elgin youth accused in gang shootingJul 23, 2007 11:00 pm - A 17-year-old Elgin was arrested at noon Sunday and accused of firing a shot from a .22-caliber revolver into a car occupied by three members of a rival street gang, pol...
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Kane 'barn' will quench water thirstJul 23, 2007 11:00 pm - At 38,000 square feet, it could be the largest non-agricultural "barn" in Kane County. By January 2008, though, Geneva leaders hope their barn-shaped water treatment pla...
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Marrying my older sister goes off without a hitchJul 23, 2007 11:00 pm - I'm not sure my hometown county clerk heard anything I said after I requested legal permission to "marry my sister." Even in rural Indiana, that appeal will raise eyebro...