Crystal Lake
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Another fabulous sports year had many shining momentsJun 05, 2008 11:00 pm - It's been another bountiful year in Fox Valley area high school sports. How do I know this? Well, when sitting down to consider the Top Ten local sports stories of the y...
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The Fox Valley all-area softball teamJun 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Caris Alan, Elgin A junior second baseman, Alan led the Maroons with a .416 batting average and was equally adept in the field -- committing only 2 errors the entire sea...
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The highlights have been plentiful, and they might not be done yetJun 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Last week Kevin Schmit reported a chronological list of the top 10 moments for DuPage County boys high school athletics for the 2007-08 school year. Let's close out the ...
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Judge upholds indictment in one-punch slayingJun 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Rejecting claims of prosecutorial misconduct, a McHenry County judge Thursday upheld the first-degree murder indictment against a Crystal Lake man charged in what author...
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The briefsJun 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Eatery helps fight cancer Diamond Jim's Gas Grill, 325 Meier St., East Dundee, will sponsor a breast cancer fundraising event through Sunday. A yard sale will be held in...
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Did one Chicago-area killer create another?Jun 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Years before his own killing spree began, Brian Dugan survived a chance encounter with another notorious murderer -- John Wayne Gacy. Dugan was a young teen when he said...
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Do you know what happened 64 years ago?Jun 05, 2008 11:00 pm - For many of us, today is just another Friday, the welcome end of the work week, TGIF and all that. But for some of you, today is the anniversary of a day that brought ma...
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Cary mayor resting at home after cancer surgeryJun 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Cary Mayor Steve Lamal has pulled through a Wednesday afternoon surgery to remove his prostate and is now "resting comfortably" at home, a family spokesman said today. L...
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A mecca for DeLorean die-hardsJun 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Back in the early 1980s, Dave Swingle went to the Chicago Auto Show and took photos of the DeLorean automobile. That would be the same DeLorean that gained international...
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Hard work allows BC's Oranger to be one of bestJun 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Anyone who has ever played softball at Burlington Central High School knows that doing so brings with it some lofty expectations. Kayla Oranger has met and exceeded thos...