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Police beatAug 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Elgin • An Elgin man was sentenced to a $1,000 fine Thursday for his Aug. 14 misdemeanor battery conviction stemming from an altercation with a 72-year-old man outside t...
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Judge dismisses lawsuit accusing McHenry Co. sheriff of extortionAug 28, 2008 11:00 pm - A federal judge this week threw out a McHenry County concert promoter's lawsuit claiming Sheriff Keith Nygren and several of his employees bullied him into hiring off-du...
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District 158 starts year without contractAug 28, 2008 11:00 pm - It feels a little anticlimactic in Huntley Unit District 158 these days. Maybe I'm naive to think a new teacher contract would waltz through the door at the eleventh hou...
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Hampshire looks to avenge '07 with return to playoffsAug 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Lousy playoff points. That's all that separated Hampshire's varsity football team from making the postseason as a 5-4 team last fall. The near miss, which snapped a stri...
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West Nile virus found in Lake in the HillsAug 28, 2008 11:00 pm - A Lake in the Hills mosquito trap this week tested positive for the West Nile virus, which marks the first case in McHenry County this year, officials said. The Illinois...
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McHenry marijuana farm found, destroyedAug 28, 2008 11:00 pm - The McHenry County sheriff's office on Thursday found and eradicated about 4,000 cannabis plants growing near Harvard, police said. The estimated street value was $4 mil...
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Ironman hopeful a superman to his familyAug 28, 2008 11:00 pm - If anyone could use a few extra hours in each day, it's Carpentersville resident Steve Janowiak. Between raising a young son, spending time with his wife and working for...
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Cary-Grove still team to beat in FVC ValleyAug 28, 2008 11:00 pm - The 2008 Cary-Grove football roster may lack experience overall but not ability. Heavy graduation losses from last year's fourth-straight undefeated Fox Valley Conferenc...
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Schlueter expects Jacobs to improve every weekAug 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Jacobs football practices were characterized by a heightened sense of urgency this month as position battles raged for 16 vacant starting jobs. To what degree such a hig...
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Dundee-Crown has high hopes with Kissack at controlsAug 28, 2008 11:00 pm - One-one-thousand, two-one-thousand, three-one-thousand. That's the average time it takes an NFL quarterback to drop back and throw a successful pass, according to a stu...