Green Oaks
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Lake Co. books and authors calendarJul 21, 2008 11:00 pm - To have an event listed in this calendar, e-mail the details at least two weeks in advance of the event or registration deadline to nbrcalendar@dailyherald.com. Please p...
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Is Illinois gambling with addiction?Jul 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Second of three parts For Meg, the weekly Gamblers Anonymous meetings didn't work. "I just did it to show my husband and my family I didn't have a problem," says th...
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Grays Lake closed todayJul 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Grays Lake is scheduled to be treated today with Aquathol K herbicides to control the growth of aquatic plants. Swimming will be prohibited for one day; and fish from th...
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Nostalgia, hopes abound at county fairJul 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Most years, the staff members responsible for thousands of details needed to make the annual Lake County Fair run smoothly barely have time to pause and enjoy the big ev...
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Lake Zurich to OK Ela Township's new landscaping planJul 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Ela Township will replace more than double the number of trees it cleared from roughly five acres in Lake Zurich where the township is building its new town hall and off...
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Lake County in 60 secondsJul 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Lake Charles park chat The staff of the Vernon Hills Park District is talking with residents in the district's neighborhood parks this summer. The next park chat is from...
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Prosecutors prepared for worst in Smith retrialJul 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Here we go again. Five years ago, Justin Houghtaling made a mess of McHenry County prosecutors' case against murder suspect Kenneth E. Smith when he reneged on a promise...
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Illinois casinos beat the odds with tighter slot machinesJul 19, 2008 11:00 pm - First of three parts On a sunny Wednesday afternoon, gamblers crowd the endless banks of slot machines at Elgin's Grand Victoria Casino as sounds of clanking coins,...
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Camp instills courage in grieving kidsJul 19, 2008 11:00 pm - As at most summer camps, the kids at Camp Courage play games, swim and have cookouts. But what makes this day camp unique is the special bond the 50 campers share. Run b...
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The mechanics of a slot machineJul 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Slots are king. Across the country, casino slot machines bring in at least $20 billion a year, raking in more cash than movie tickets, retail book sales and specialty co...