Green Oaks
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Winning smooch: 11 hours, 15 minutes longFeb 13, 2009 10:00 pm - This is the polar opposite of a peck on the cheek. Nobody would argue that kissing isn't fun, but how about doing it for more than 10 hours? The fifth annual Longest Lip...
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At NIU, a picture of unity, sorrow, forbearanceFeb 13, 2009 10:00 pm - For some, the year seemed short. For others, an eternity. But prepared or not, Saturday was a time for those at Northern Illinois University to remember last year's shoo...
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Vernon Hills downs LakesFeb 13, 2009 10:00 pm - The home team didn't quite get enough homecourt bounces Friday night. But maybe that's because Lakes was the home team in name only in a North Suburban Conference Prairi...
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Vernon Hills' Sanhamel sets state mark, sits in fourthFeb 13, 2009 10:00 pm - Nicole Sanhamel of Vernon Hills didn't waste much time on Friday at the IHSA girls state bowling tournament at Cherry Bowl Lanes in Rockford. Sanhamel opened the day rol...
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Suburban lawmakers vote down partisan lines on stimulusFeb 13, 2009 10:00 pm - Suburban congressional lawmakers voted along partisan lines on President Barack Obama's stimulus plan, a measure that will bring billions of federal tax dollars to the s...
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Smoke fills Gurnee Mills storeFeb 13, 2009 10:00 pm - The second floor of the Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World in Gurnee Mills filled with smoke Friday morning when insulation caught fire as construction crews worked. Gurnee an...
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Suburban students win memorial scholarshipsFeb 13, 2009 10:00 pm - Five Northern Illinois University students, including three with suburban roots, were awarded the first "Forward, Together Forward" memorial scholarships, university off...
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Suburbs snubbed in Chicago's Olympic bidFeb 13, 2009 10:00 pm - The Northwest suburbs were virtually shutout of the official 2016 Olympic bid released by Chicago Friday, with two sites picked in the collar counties to host games. Und...
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'Hero's Ball' another casualty of the economyFeb 13, 2009 10:00 pm - The idea for an event to honor Lake County's firefighters, police officers and paramedics had been brewing for a few years, a "thank you for jobs big and small that are...
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New superintendent a great Guy to leadFeb 13, 2009 10:00 pm - Accolades to the Libertyville District 70 Board of Education; congratulations to district faculty, students and staff and to fellow Libertyville parents and taxpayers. T...