Grandwood Park
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Volo compost plan draws heatJul 18, 2008 11:00 pm - For years, the Perricone brothers have used composted grass clippings as a nutrient for trees and other plants at their garden center and nursery in Volo. No one, they s...
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How to prevent being in the next 'When Animals Attack!' showJul 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Where does a 400-pound alligator sleep? Possibly in the basement of the home next door. That may not be a problem unless it gets out and comes wandering down the street...
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Wauconda school official pleads guilty to domestic batteryJul 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Wauconda school board member Nicholas Batson was sentenced to 6 months in jail and 2 years probation Thursday after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor domestic battery cha...
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State gives, then takes from mass transitJul 17, 2008 11:00 pm - The state gives and the state takes away. But after experiencing a $500 million emergency windfall only to lose $37 million in a stroke of Gov. Rod Blagojevich's pen, R...
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Claims someone else committed murder may be allowed at Smith trialJul 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Despite her recent recantation, a McHenry woman's claims that she and two others were responsible for the 2001 slaying of Lakemoor businessman Raul Briseno -- and not su...
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Changing minds, one gold medal at a timeJul 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Bernice Lindsey doesn't think her son would be alive today if not for Special Olympics. Because of potential heart defects and other health problems, the average life ex...
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Briefs: Sinise to performJul 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Actor Gary Sinise of the television show "CSI New York" will perform with his Lieutenant Dan Band for sailors at Great Lakes Naval Training Station at 6 tonight. The con...
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Buffalo Grove man dies in drag racing incident on Aptakisic RoadJul 17, 2008 11:00 pm - A Buffalo Grove man who police say was drag racing on Aptakisic Road on Wednesday was killed when his car struck a utility pole. The driver of the second vehicle has bee...
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Greenberg trails Bean in fundraising raceJul 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Suburban congressional hopeful Steve Greenberg's fundraising efforts continue to lag far behind those of his Democratic opponent in the 8th House District race, new reco...
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RTA to review service for disabled ridersJul 17, 2008 11:00 pm - The region's service to disabled riders will be put under the microscope in the next six months. Regional Transportation Authority directors Thursday agreed to spend up ...