Gurnee
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Des Plaines River once vital to life, livelihoodsAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - For most commuters traveling across Lake County, the Des Plaines River gets nary a glance. Much of the view is obscured by its tree-lined shores or bridges. These days t...
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Weathering the storm, enduring its aftermathAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - The mail gets through Phil Koerner pulled on boots, grabbed his satchel and waded down one of Des Plaines' most water-logged streets. The four dozen homes along Big Bend...
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They're not idols, but they're still greatAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Ben Brown - "Come Fly With Me" (Audio MP3) Mundelein's Ben Brown hoped his rendition of "Try a Little Tenderness" could win the hearts of "American Idol" judges at a...
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Osterman, NPF take playoffs on the roadAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Traveling to obscure places for tournaments isn't unusual in youth softball. That's why Rockford Thunder pitcher Cat Osterman, once a youth softball junkie, is convinced...
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Rain recedes but waters climb and power still outAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - An estimated 118,000 homes are still without electricity today as crews worked to restore power to the storm-ravaged suburbs. The bulk of the outages continue to be in t...
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A silver lining in the wake of unrelenting storm woesAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Storms mean the kids' game got canceled, the putting greens are too slow, the koi pond spilled onto the patio, the cable is out, curse that lousy sump pump, the basement...
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Notes on ReligionAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Your faith To have your information included, e-mail it each week by noon on Tuesday to faith@dailyherald.com, fax it to (847) 680-0189 or mail to Religion listings...
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A flood of volunteers help hold waters backAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - As water in the Chain O' Lakes continues to rise ominously, officials say it would be easier to predict the next few days if they actually knew how much water is coming ...
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Take heart, flood of 1987 was much worseAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Current flooding in Chicago's suburbs is undeniably bad -- but we've been through worse. Rising waters are prompting comparisons to notorious floods from two decades ago...
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FBI seeks help in finding bank robbery suspectsAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - The public is being asked for help in identifying two people sought in connection with a June 27 bank robbery in Gurnee. The FBI on Thursday released photos of a man and...