Inverness
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Cops: Palatine man took almost $500,000 in pay for job he never hadJan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - For five years, a New Jersey company has been depositing thousands of dollars in paychecks to a Palatine man's bank account. During that time, 34-year-old Anthony Armaty...
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Woman said she lied for husband and took him to MexicoJan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - The former wife of a man accused of killing a Barrington Hills couple in 1996 testified Thursday she lied to police about her husband's whereabouts the day of the murder...
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Free rides still imperil transit billJan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Gov. Rod Blagojevich's plan to give seniors free rides on public transit cleared an Illinois House committee Wednesday but still hangs in the balance when lawmakers retu...
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Nabbed for doing the right thingJan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Roselle police Sgt. Dave Hourigan can't wait to issue tickets to Lake Park High School students. But he doesn't want to nab them for breaking the law. He's hoping to ca...
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Elgin man gets 50 years in murder of Streamwood teenJan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - An Elgin man received a 50-year prison sentence Wednesday for shooting and killing Streamwood teen Anthony Brown. Daniel Vargas, 21, was convicted of first-degree murder...
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S. Elgin High's new principal a teamwork fanJan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - South Elgin High School's newly named principal aims to incorporate athletic lessons into her academic leadership role. Melanie Meidel, a longtime coach and athletic dir...
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Can Kimball Hill save itself?Jan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Developer Kimball Hill Inc. has survived housing recessions during its nearly seven decades of home building since World War II, but today the developer of Rolling Meado...
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Des Plaines beauty supply store robbedJan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - A retail theft at the Sally Beauty Supply in Des Plaines turned into an armed robbery Wednesday evening, police said. Two people at the store at 1531 Lee St. were attemp...
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At times, even conflict can't save a tedious but important storyJan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - It was kind of fun to write about the transit controversy for a while. It's not fun anymore. Gov. Rod Blagojevich and the Illinois legislature are nothing if not good fo...
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Lawmaker wants 'reasonable' toll enforcementJan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Calling the tollway's violation enforcement system unfair, a suburban lawmaker is pushing for reform of the agency's practices in going after alleged toll cheats. "I do...