Lake Bluff
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Why Dan Seals should be electedJan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Many U.S. citizens believe the three major issues in the upcoming congressional elections are the economy, health care, and the war in Iraq. In my opinion, we can't begi...
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Barrington department fights fire, elementsJan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - The Barrington Fire Department battled its second blaze this week Saturday afternoon. The fire at 600 E. Hillside Ave. started about 1:15 p.m. in the basement of a two-...
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Library built as part of Carnegie projectJan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - One hundred years ago, the richest man in the world was Scottish immigrant and steel magnate Andrew Carnegie. In today's figures, he was worth $5 billion, the majority o...
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Brookfield Zoo giraffe dies Saturday in freak accidentJan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - A popular giraffe at Brookfield Zoo died in a freak accident that has "devastated" staff, officials said Saturday. Dusti, an 11-year-old male, was found tangled in a rop...
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Bigger, stronger, faster -- over the counterJan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Anabolic steroids get the bulk of attention. Yet, the main focus of a new state drug testing program for high school athletes won't be illegal steroids, but the shakes, ...
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Hommerson guilty in deaths of Barrington Hills coupleJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - After nearly 12 years, justice caught up with Peter Hommerson on Friday night. The nine men and three woman on a Lake County jury deliberated about six hours before find...
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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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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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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...