Hawthorn Woods
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Writer finds passion for non-fiction kids' booksDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - How did you choose your career? Was it a childhood dream, a conscious choice, or maybe just happenstance? Sally Walker always knew she wanted to be a writer. Her parents...
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What's on Fido's holiday wish list?Dec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - Bright red suit. Flowing white beard. Impish smile. Jolly laugh. No wonder Rusty was creeped out. The miniature pinscher did a double take on his first encounter with St...
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High winds knock out power, damage trees in areaDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - High winds knocked out power and damaged tree limbs and branches in the Chicago area overnight. ComEd spokesman Joe Trost says 58,000 customers are still without power S...
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Lake Co. pantry helps fill holiday needsDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - Dozens of cars lined up Saturday along West 30th Street and Lewis Avenue in Zion, as people waited for spaces to open in Faith Food Pantry's small parking lot. Retiree ...
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What's College of Lake Co. getting for ex-president's $195,000 salary?Dec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - Six months ago, College of Lake County President Richard Fonte's title changed to assistant. His office was moved from CLC's Grayslake campus to his Wauconda home. Fonte...
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2007: A year of surprising twistsDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - In "The Wizard of Oz," farmhand Zeke, played by Bert Lahr, spots trouble on the horizon and shouts a warning. "It's a twister. It's a twister." Like a twister on an unev...
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Handbag exhibit tells stories of the women behind the bagsDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - This holiday when you're looking for a way to entertain guests, take a short drive to the Lake County Discovery Museum to enjoy its latest exhibition, "Pocketbook Anthro...
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Platterpus Records finds fondness for vinyl onlineDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - When a photographer and musician met five years ago, they didn't expect something as common as vinyl would lead them into a business partnership. Peter Kuehl, 40, of Sch...
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Gavin gets grant check but grumblesDec 21, 2007 10:00 pm - The Gavin school district on Friday received a check from a nonprofit education foundation to help fund a technology upgrade. However, at least some board members compla...
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Court documents suggest governor knew of fund schemesDec 21, 2007 10:00 pm - For the first time since they began indicting members of Gov. Rod Blagojevich's inner circle, federal prosecutors alleged Friday that a witness says the governor intimat...