Crystal Lake
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Algonquin cardboard boat races promote cancer awareness at festJul 26, 2012 12:58 pm - Each year the Algonquin Founders’ Days Festival entertains the crowds with a boat race. The boats are made of cardboard and duct tape and contestants are given an hour t...
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Algonquin teen abandoned in Tenn. returningJul 26, 2012 12:00 pm - KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — An East Tennessee judge has agreed to send an adult teen, abandoned by her mother in a bar, back to her Algonquin home. According to The Knoxville New...
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Algonquin Founders' Days provides family funJul 26, 2012 12:00 pm - Family-friendly. Special-needs carnival time. Music that spans the decades. A battle of the bands contest. A 5K run. And of course, tasty food, fun rides, contests and ...
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Special needs carnival and cardboard regatta kick off Founders’ DaysJul 26, 2012 11:33 am - The first day of Founders’ Days Festival in Algonquin featured what some consider its best features — carnival rides for kids with special needs, and the ever-entertaini...
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Talk with the Editor: We refuse to add to Colorado theater suspect’s fameJul 26, 2012 11:27 am - In the print edition on Wednesday, I wrote a letter to readers explaining why they hadn’t seen a photo on our front page of the suspect in the Colorado theater shootings...
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LITH gives thumbs-down to bank on Randall RoadJul 26, 2012 11:07 am - The Lake in the Hills village board denied on Thursday night a request to build a bank with a drive-through on the site of the former Blockbuster on Randall Road. Board ...
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Band plans benefit for Crystal Lake sailor killed in ColoradoJul 26, 2012 10:00 am - Mike Dermont didn't know John Larimer, the Crystal Lake native killed in the July 20 shootings at an Aurora, Colo., movie theater. But Dermont is hoping he and his bandm...
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Dawn Patrol: Vote on pension cuts? Motive in Lombard arsonJul 26, 2012 5:00 am - House may vote on pension reform in August House Speaker Michael Madigan is considering a vote on pension cuts for lawmakers and state workers when lawmakers return...
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West Chicago's Mexican Independence Day Celebration Cancelled Due to Insufficient Volunteers and VendorsJul 25, 2012 11:00 pm - West Chicago, Illinois: July 26, 2012 – The City of West Chicago has announced the cancellation of the 2012 Mexican Independence Day Celebration which was previously sch...
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Free 100th Anniversary Kids' Dash at annual Thin Mint SprintJul 25, 2012 11:00 pm - New this year! In honor of the 100th Anniversary of Girl Scouts, a free 100 yard kids' dash for children 5 and under will be held at Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois 8th...