Crystal Lake
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Take on the tickerApr 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Thomas Rowen, director of institutional portfolio management, Fifth Third Bank, Chicago. Between soaring fuel costs, stiffer competition, bankruptcies and now the FAA cr...
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Rail wrangleApr 12, 2008 11:00 pm - For 38 years, Jim and Marilyn Griffin have had few complaints with the commercial railroad that passes by their house in the rural village of Wayne. Sure, they hear a wh...
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Fox River may recedeApr 12, 2008 11:00 pm - The worst may be over for Fox Valley residents in the latest round of flooding. The Fox River seemed to be holding steady Saturday after rising slightly when light rain ...
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Plenty of trout for the catchingApr 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Cold weather in April may be unpleasant for humans, but for trout, it's a distinct advantage. The trout fishing season, which opened April 5, features local bodies of wa...
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County puts a road man on the railsApr 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Ever wonder why you can't easily catch a bus in the northern Fox Valley? Or easily hop on a train without waiting for an hour or two? Al Jourdan has. And he's hoping to ...
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Movers and shakersApr 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Mortenson Construction elected 21-year company veteran Steve DeGroote of Cary to vice president of operations in its Elk Grove Village office. KnowledgeShift, a Wheaton-...
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College presidents: Athletes, alcohol just don't mixApr 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Beer and college basketball don't mix, some college officials say. More than 100 college presidents and athletic directors-- including Wheaton College athletic director ...
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Elgin Community College students go metal to metalApr 12, 2008 11:00 pm - In a small, quiet classroom in Elgin Community College, four local students competed Saturday for a big prize. Four students in ECC's Heating, Air Conditioning and Refri...
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Middle-schoolers ask intelligent questions about news reportingApr 12, 2008 11:00 pm - It's not often I have the opportunity to talk to students about the life of a newspaper reporter, and to encourage them to follow a similar career path. So, it was a pri...
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Untimely pay raises for mayor, trusteesApr 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Raising the pay of local elected officials can be a tricky subject. In the first place, most elected officials don't get into community leadership for the money, and tha...