Lake Villa
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Book does more than pay lip service to the best cinematic smoochesFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - The old song says "a kiss is just a kiss." Movie fans know better. The best celluloid smooches linger in our minds (and hearts) long after the closing credits because th...
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Figure out who dunnitFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - What says love better than murder and trying to help solve it? Improv Playhouse will host a murder mystery with a Roaring '20s twist along with a gourmet dinner from 7 t...
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Second Federal to close Fox Lake branchFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - Second Federal Savings and Loan in Fox Lake will be closing its doors over the next three months. A letter is being sent to bank customers this week stating the main lo...
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National program aims to find more Spanish-speaking foster parentsFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - The beginning is rarely easy. When children are placed into foster homes, they often are leery of their new surroundings and distrustful of their foster parents. The old...
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No injuries in Mundelein auto shop fireFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - No one was hurt in an early morning fire at a Mundelein auto shop Wednesday. The blaze was discovered about 6:30 a.m. at Car Doc, 1282 Townline Road. The business' owner...
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Hainesville police taking shapeFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - It's been an exciting two and a half weeks for Ronald Roth. The first-ever chief of Hainesville's new police department told trustees he's making progress in getting th...
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Events, classes canceled at NIUFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - Northern Illinois University leaders Thursday outlined plans for getting through the difficult days ahead. The university's DeKalb campus as well as satellite facilities...
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Clemens case shows how 'whodunit' can supercharge a storyFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - As a high school journalism teacher many years ago, I tried to prepare students who cared little about current events and would never want to work for a newspaper to at ...
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Media group helps people tell 'other side' of the storyFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - How do you help people tell their story effectively? In the late 1960s, a turbulent time in Chicago, Hank De Zutter was an education writer at the Chicago Daily News. He...
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Should juvenile killers get parole?Feb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - As a society, do we believe in redemption? Or do we believe that some people -- even those under 18 -- can do things so horrific, so murderous and so torturous that they...