Island Lake
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I'll go ahead and say it: 'Christmas'Dec 23, 2007 10:00 pm - Warning: If you are politically correct, please skip this column. This is a story about Christmas. I figure it's OK for me to actually write that word Christmas since it...
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Kids' locks shown some love for ChristmasDec 23, 2007 10:00 pm - The day before Thanksgiving, 4-year-old Hailee Polaski grabbed a pair of scissors and cut several chunks from her long brown hair. Her mother, Melonie Yawger, was devas...
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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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Algonquin congregation ready for new homeDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - When it comes to paying for a new building for Light of Christ Lutheran Church in Algonquin, it's all about sacrifice. A 12-year-old boy was the first to pitch in for th...
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'We've been given the best gift ever'Dec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - There won't be much under the tree at Taylor Radtke's house this Christmas morning. There doesn't need to be. "We've been given the best gift ever. How do we top that?" ...
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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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Fox Valley Movers & ShakersDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - Richardson Electronics, LaFox, hired Doug Albregts as vice president and general manager of its display systems group. Albregts, who previously served as vice president,...
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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...