Fox River Grove
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Peterson, Fillies driven to succeedMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Perry Peterson's day was far from over after his team won Saturday's Class 4A sectional softball final 10-3 over Carmel. He hopped in his jeep and drove to DeKalb. The B...
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Good start toward better health careMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - It was extremely encouraging last week to hear one of the members named to a board overseeing Cook County public health care telling commissioners directly that, in ess...
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Rescuing birds from Chicago's urban jungleMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - The heap of mangled feathers is so tiny, most people would walk by without a backward glance. Annette Prince hones in on it immediately. "There's a bird," she says, dart...
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Please keep eye on our sandhill cranesMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - To the editor: Citizens for Conservation wishes to alert the Barrington communities and especially neighbors of our preserves that someone is shooting birds with bow and...
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Crystal Lake South ends South Elgin's seasonMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - MACHESNEY PARK -- Gina DeFano crossed home plate, giving Crystal Lake South its first sectional softball title in school history. Then she almost immediately donned a ca...
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Two days, 39.3 miles to cover in fight against cancerMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Coming into the 20-mile marker of the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer, Jill Weinberger of Buffalo Grove lifted her arms in celebration as volunteers at the rest stop cheered...
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Heesch, Prairie Ridge nab 1st sectionalMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - ROCKFORD -- Finally, it's Prairie Ridge's turn. Including this postseason the Wolves have won 8 regional titles in 11 years as a varsity baseball program. Yet, the schoo...
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Harrington schedules summer hoops campsMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Jim Harrington, former Hall of Fame varsity basketball coach at Elgin High School, will be holding a summer boys basketball camp for boys grades 4-6 on June 23-27 from 9...
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Movers and shakersMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Joseph Hudetz, president of System 27 Corp. and developer of English Rows Victorian Village in Naperville, was honored with the Award of Excellence in Business at the Il...
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Flying cheaper than driving? Who knew?May 31, 2008 11:00 pm - It sure seemed a good idea at the time. An enticingly cheap car rental special made flying to Jacksonville, Fla., and driving back to the lovely northern Fox Valley seem...