Green Oaks
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Suburban races could decide if Dems keep control in SpringfieldOct 12, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - A dozen suburban state Senate and House races could decide the balance of partisan power at the state Capitol as both parties now ramp up ads and grass-roo...
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Hospice grateful for community supportOct 12, 2008 11:00 pm - A community united is a powerful force. And once again, our friends in McHenry, Lake and Cook counties demonstrated the power of community as they rallied their support ...
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Families enjoy LIbertyville pumpkin festOct 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Pumpkins played a big part in the fun Saturday, as children painted orange gourds and guessed the weight of a giant squash at Libertyville's annual Pumpkinfest. Familie...
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Stevenson runner-up to powerful Lake ForestOct 11, 2008 11:00 pm - The Stevenson girls tennis team savored a very good weekend. Although the Patriots were not able to match perennial power Lake Forest's strength in the two-day North Sub...
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Oh, what a feelingOct 11, 2008 11:00 pm - That's more like it. That's the feeling Grant running back Dan Hourihan had on Saturday afternoon as he walked into the locker room. There was cheering and hand-slapping...
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Lunchtime riding great way to break up the dayOct 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Along with all of the beauty that autumn brings us, there is the inescapable fact that our daylight hours are dwindling. As I mentioned in my last column, riding in the...
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Bears big winners ... twiceOct 11, 2008 11:00 pm - In less than 24 hours, the Lake Zurich Bears boys soccer team hit a most impressive daily double. On Saturday afternoon, the host Bears toppled New Trier, one of the sta...
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Law enforcement set to battle entrenched drunk driversOct 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Times are tough for drunken drivers, and law enforcement is looking to make them tougher. Harsher penalties and fines, extended enforcement zones and closing a legal loo...
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Taking stock of scandals, issues with three weeks left to the electionOct 11, 2008 11:00 pm - With three weeks left until Election Day, the presidential campaigns are charging through battleground states as they sling barbs to rally their base and sway the undeci...
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Conservation districts say without funds, they need helpOct 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Even if you escaped the recent flooding, you've likely seen or heard of the vast damage dirty, torrential river and sewer water wrought on many a basement and home. That...