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Four counties declared state disaster areasAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Using the rising floodwaters of the Chain O' Lakes as a backdrop, Gov. Rod Blagojevich declared Cook, Kane, Lake and McHenry counties state disaster areas Friday. The st...
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Two men in custody after Elgin carjackingAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Two Chicago men are in custody after a carjacking today in Elgin led to a manhunt by air and ground. Elgin police and Kane County sheriff's deputies were called to the a...
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Shallow roots may be culprit in uprooted treesAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - For someone with a huge oak tree resting on her roof and deck, Debbie Williams was relatively unfazed. "We're counting our blessings," the Medinah resident said Friday....
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Minutemen out, but protests going onAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - The Illinois Minuteman Project isn't coming to McHenry County today, but protesters for and against the group still are. The two sides of the illegal immigration debate ...
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11 months later, tollway fines comingAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - After nearly a year, the tollway finally started sending out violation notices to toll cheats Thursday en masse. The notices will include all violations that have been r...
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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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River levels and rainfallAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - ...
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What do you save first when the storm hits?Aug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Medicine, golf clubs, collector trains and ferrets. Suburban homeowners grabbed these and other valuables as rain struck, electricity failed and flooding loomed late th...
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Flooding in Tri-Cities: 'This is a disaster'Aug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Rob Metzger - "This came up so fast" (Audio MP3) The water came fast to the residents of Grove Avenue in Valley View. First it was up to their ankles. Then their kne...
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Power outages create demand on merchantsAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - After storms cut power, uprooted trees and flooded streets, some local businesses Friday found gold at the end of the rainbow. But it was a frustrating way to earn a li...