Island Lake
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Immigration divides GOP Senate hopefulsJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The three Republicans vying for the U.S. Senate nomination all oppose amnesty programs for illegal immigrants but disagree on whether it's realistically p...
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Boy's death in blinds' cord prompts alertJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - A 3-year-old Crystal Lake boy died Thursday when he became ensnared in the cord from a horizontal window blind and suffocated, an autopsy confirmed Friday afternoon. The...
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Accountant running as write-in for auditor postJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - An Algonquin accountant with a background in auditing utilities, local governments and transportation firms is mounting a write-in campaign for McHenry County auditor. R...
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BP to sell three area gas stations, storesJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - The Realtor representing restructuring oil giant BP said Friday it aims to get offers on 56 retail gas station sites nationwide, including some locally, by March 6. Sale...
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Iraq soldier welcomed back home with hugs, cheersJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Sirens wailed in Lake in the Hills Friday not as a warning but to welcome a hero home. The Lake in the Hills Police Department, Algonquin/Lake in the Hills Fire Departme...
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Wauconda man gets 70 years in dice game slayingJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - A Wauconda man was sentenced to 70 years in prison Friday for shooting to death the winner of a dice game at a Carpentersville apartment complex. Michael J. Calabrese, 2...
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Prescription for roads: More beet juice, hold the saltJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Anyone who doesn't like eating beets may warm up to this winter recipe quickly. Take some sugar beets and extract the carbohydrates. Mix with salt brine and calcium chlo...
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Choosing the best means learning to say 'no'Jan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - "Everything is permissible for me -- but not everything is beneficial." -- 1Corinthians 6:12 (NIV) I had volunteered my services to help a great, Christian organization...
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Four injured in Lake County crashJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - A collision between two vans Saturday in eastern Lake County resulted in one driver having to be extricated and taken by helicopter to a Milwaukee Hospital. The crash oc...
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Ela Twp. assessor resigns over appointment problemJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Ela Township's assessor, John Schweda, who was recently appointed to the post, resigned Friday because of an irregularity with his appointment. The Lake County state's ...