Island Lake
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Who's in 1st? They all areJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - The lessons of Iowa and strategy for New Hampshire and beyond? With New Hampshire's primary only two days away and the 22 primaries of Feb. 5 coming up fast, Illinois ba...
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Project, not eggs, a smashing successJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - McHenry County College students in the Materials of Industry course in the Academy for High Performance recently performed an "egg drop" project in a college corridor. T...
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A quirky party in praise of the kidneyJan 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Kidneys -- from beans to the organ -- will be in the spotlight at a suburban woman's bash tonight. Sharon Flood, 46, of Pingree Grove, is tossing the party for more than...
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Grant equal time for ScheurerJan 04, 2008 10:00 pm - The article about the race for the Democratic nomination in the 8th district did not give equal time to the challenger. Fifteen lines (159 words) were devoted to the inc...
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Washington Mutual to close branchesJan 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Washington Mutual told employees Friday it intends to close 25 local branches and cut about 150 jobs. The cutbacks are scheduled to be made by mid-April and will leave W...
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County board race simmers from past fightJan 04, 2008 10:00 pm - The Republican primary battle for the Lake County Board District 5 seat is shaping up to be a grudge match. Kirk Denz, a political newcomer, said incumbent Bonnie Thomso...
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Katrina goodwill effort needs some wheels to complete the taskJan 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Some might call Sherry May's effort a tremendous act of goodwill. She calls it a Catch-22. May, an Elgin resident who runs the not-for-profit Go With Books, has for the ...
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Briefs: Meetings may changeJan 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Cook Memorial Public Library District officials are considering eliminating one of their semi-monthly board meetings. The board now meets on the first and third Thursday...
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Property purchased for new Wal-MartJan 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Round Lake Beach officials said developers have purchased the 25 acres of farmland at Route 83 and Monaville Road for a future Wal-Mart Supercenter. Village Administrat...
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Challenge to ex-Green Oaks mayor's case tossedJan 04, 2008 10:00 pm - An "ill-considered" phone call to the original judge in the child pornography case against former Green Oaks Mayor Tom Adams is not enough to get the charges thrown out....