Island Lake
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What makes Lake Co. great? The activismDec 09, 2007 10:00 pm - Editor's note: This is another installment in our weekly series highlighting what people like about living in Lake County. This week, we asked that question of Munde...
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Should libraries restrict kids' access to videos?Dec 09, 2007 10:00 pm - At libraries throughout the suburbs, children can check out copies of the bloody World War II film "Saving Private Ryan," episodes of the violent crime drama "The Sopran...
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Ban would be better for young athletes in trainingDec 09, 2007 10:00 pm - I believe that aluminum bats being banned would allow for young hitters to learn a more professional style of hitting. Too many young hitters get into bad habits swingin...
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Chicago Archdiocese on a recruitment missionDec 09, 2007 10:00 pm - Over the past seven years, the Chicago Archdiocese suffered a dire drop in recruitment for the priesthood. Sex scandals rocking the church nationally fed the local decli...
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Vernon Hills Marine greeted with cheers, honorsDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - Escorted by five police cars, two fire trucks and two ambulances, Marine Lance Cpl. James Hulse made the final leg of his journey home to Vernon Hills from Iraq Saturday...
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Area companies have you covered for your high-tech holiday needsDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - So Cyber Monday wasn't your thing? And night-owl and early-bird sales at the bricks-and-mortars are getting old? Yet you still need that certain something for a holiday ...
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Snowfall brings wonder for newest museum memberDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - The beautiful snowfall we had this past Tuesday prompts me to write about the newest staff member at the Lake County Discovery Museum. Because this particular snowfall ...
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Winter Weather Advisory issued as ice storm moves into areaDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for DuPage, Kane, McHenry and Lake counties, as well as other parts of northern Illinois, until 6 p.m. ...
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Library's child, teen areas are 'shockingly popular'Dec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - In 1978, Mary Greenawalt, head of children's services at the Gail Borden Public Library in Elgin, wrote a successful grant proposal based on the concept that children le...
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A Chain speed limit? It works at Lake GenevaDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - Speed limits on the Chain O' Lakes? If you think it can't happen, look 30 miles to the northeast. There, you'll find Lake Geneva and speed limits of 35 mph on weekends a...