Gurnee
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Floodwater takes its time to reach riversAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Hydrologists say predicting the pace of downstream flooding on the Fox and Des Plaines rivers is tricky. Rita Lee, a hydrologist with the Illinois Department of Natural ...
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Gurnee fest to aid Habitat for HumanityAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Attend a family festival in Gurnee and help build three homes in the process. Make It a "Habit-At" Family Fest will take place from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday at Viking ...
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The river's rising edge, "There is no stopping it"Aug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - SALEM, Wis. -- Water blankets the yard, making an island of the ranch home on this quiet street. "No trespassing" signs warn against visitors in the garage, n...
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Homeowners play the waiting gameAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Sandbag walls are stacked 3 feet high and sump pumps run continuously. It's all that prevents 2 feet of Chain O' Lakes floodwater from seeping into roughly 15 homes in a...
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Watching the water levels rise in Fox LakeAug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - Fox Lake resident Al Knasel purchased his waterfront home as a fixer-upper two years ago. He figured he'd retire there when the time came. Now, he just hopes his Atwate...
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Blues show to help Gurnee memorialAug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - Another demonstration of regional support for the planned Heroes of Freedom Memorial in Gurnee should be evident next month at a benefit blues concert set for Chicago's ...
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Activist's impact empowers both sidesAug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Two days after federal officials ushered Elvira Arellano back to Mexico, deporting the illegal immigrant-turned-activist who holed up in a Chicago church for more than a...
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McHenry World War II vet loved his family, businessAug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Gerald Hamil ~ 1917-2007 Gerald E. Hamil's story is similar to those of many American men who were part of what journalist and author Tom Brokaw called "The Greatest Gen...
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Police ReportAug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Antioch •Christopher J. Weber, 35, last known address 81795 State Highway 13, Washburn, Wis., was arrested around 12:30 a.m. Aug. 12 and charged with battery to a police...
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Rescuers put to the testAug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Sometime between dragging a 165-pound mannequin, crawling through a 3-foot tall pitch black search maze and walking on a stair climbing machine with 75 pounds of weights...