Island Lake
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Should I have called police on hotheaded mom?Sep 01, 2007 11:00 pm - At first I thought the mom was at the end of her summer rope. You know, the one where the joys of vacation days filled with sun have turned into an agonizing wait for th...
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Health officials warn of increase in rabid batsSep 01, 2007 11:00 pm - A bat found recently in Harvard brings the total number of rabid bats for McHenry County to 10, according to the McHenry County Department of Health. This exceeds the nu...
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Greetings worth keeping: Cards from 1900 on displaySep 01, 2007 11:00 pm - My son, Jackson, turned 12 this July. He received two musical birthday cards to mark the event. Both of them play the tune, "Hey Now, You're a Rock Star." Perhaps you've...
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Melon propellin' gets the Sunset fest folks yellin'Sep 01, 2007 11:00 pm - In medieval times, the trebuchet was a deadly weapon used to besiege castles with flaming projectiles. On Saturday, trebuchets at the Summer Sunset Festival in Lake in t...
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Many suburban college students are commuters, tooAug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Debra Cromie knew what she wanted -- and a dorm with a communal bathroom just wasn't it. She wanted the academic rigor of a college education. She wanted classes to prep...
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Elect Scheurer and ditch BeanAug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - The incumbent is at it again in the state's 8th Congressional District: Voting with the Republicans; supporting the Bush regime; voting for warrantless wiretapping; weak...
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Lake Zurich 65, East Aurora 0Aug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - There haven't been too many occasions where the Lake Zurich football team has had to come back following a loss, but that is exactly where the Bears found themselves aft...
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Was a phone call in order?Aug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Crystal Lake Elementary District 47 officials on Friday asked police to investigate possible violations of state child abuse reporting laws after a former teacher allege...
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New school's doors are itching to openAug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Matthews Middle School sleeps. But a clock ticks on its bedside, the alarm set for Tuesday morning, when 600 kids will stream in through the front doors to awaken it for...
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The why behind crime may never be fully answeredAug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - To anyone who knew her, and even those who did not, it was obvious Maggie Kamysz loved her daughter. Kamysz and 7-year-old Sydney were nearly inseparable, leaving home a...