Green Oaks
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They're going to need a bigger closetMay 03, 2008 11:00 pm - They would have been cluttering up closets or heading for a landfill. Instead, about six tons of toddlers' sneakers and basketball high tops were on their way to finding...
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Good reads suggested from across the pondMay 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Jenny and I became friends in the l970s in Bristol, England where we worked at a teacher training college. She was in the art department and I worked in the library. We'...
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Going green to clean schoolsMay 03, 2008 11:00 pm - The environmentally friendly glass cleaner used in Northwest Suburban District 214 has been leaving streaks. There's an easy fix -- some simple adjustments in how a new ...
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Emmylou Harris to play at arboretumMay 02, 2008 11:00 pm - The Morton Arboretum hopes that if you have a good time out in its trees, you'll learn to love the green leafy things. There can't be a better way to do that than to sit...
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Students from 2 Lake County schools top nation in engineering contestMay 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Student teams from Libertyville and Vernon Hills high schools have received top scores in a national engineering competition, school officials said. The Worldwide Youth ...
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Fox Lake mayor names slate for '09May 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Two days after an opponent announced his slate for the spring 2009 election, Fox Lake Mayor Cindy Irwin announced her running mates for that ballot. Irwin said the thre...
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Zion mans hopes judge will let him change his name to 'In God We Trust'May 02, 2008 11:00 pm - A local artist says the only way he can truly express himself is by legally changing his name to "In God We Trust." Yes. First name, "In God." Last name, "We Trust." Sch...
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23-year sentence for kidnappingMay 02, 2008 11:00 pm - A Schiller Park man Friday pleaded guilty to his role in the kidnapping of six people who were tortured at a Carpentersville house after they were taken at gunpoint from...
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Grayslake explains little in canceling motorcycle showMay 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Citing public safety concerns, Grayslake pulled the plug at the last minute on a motorcycle show that was to include music and other activities for an estimated 40,000 p...
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Briefs: Health events in WaucondaMay 02, 2008 11:00 pm - The Wauconda Lions Club will bring the hearing screening bus from 9 a.m. to noon today to the Wauconda Park District's parking lot, 600 N. Main St. This is among the fre...