Lake Zurich
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Round Lake woman killed by Amtrak trainFeb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - A 51-year-old Round Lake woman was hit and killed by an Amtrak train Friday evening at the Lake Forest station as she rushed to catch a Metra train. Jean McNeill was str...
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Homeowners in default make tough callFeb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Amid the moving boxes, tape and markers, Melanie and Steven Fugate felt they wanted it all or nothing. Then reality set it. They wanted full value of their Carol Stream ...
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New crusade for smoke foesFeb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Crackling logs in the hearth offer a toasty reprieve during these brutal winter months. People also tend to melt at the smell and taste of pizza baking in a woodfire. Bu...
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Waubonsie grad works backstage at the OscarsFeb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Diablo Cody won't be the only person with DuPage County ties at tonight's Academy Awards show. While Cody is out front basking in the glow of writing the Oscar-nominated...
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Tuition on the way up?Feb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Gov. Rod Blagojevich wants to give $300-per-child tax rebates to help families make ends meet, but they may need it to help cover rising tuition under his...
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New Lake County authors follow in famous footstepsFeb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - A number of notable authors, publishing both fiction and nonfiction works, have called Lake County home. Among these authors are Ray Bradbury, Eleanor Taylor Bland, Lise...
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Students takes steps for charityFeb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - It's not unusual to find dozens of people walking around Spring Hill Mall in West Dundee before retailers open for business. But Saturday, mall-walkers were joined by a ...
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Hair razing experienceFeb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Through the years Wauconda police officer Karl Gompertz has sported a variety of hair styles, including an afro in the early 1970s. On Saturday, however, he shaved his h...
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Car fire kills one in Lake BarringtonFeb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - A car fire inside a Lake Barrington garage killed a resident Saturday morning, officials said. The Wauconda Fire Department received a call at 8:24 a.m. for smoke coming...
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Playing out racism's historyFeb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - In a gritty scene from Mildred Taylor's book, "Let the Circle Be Unbroken," a black man -- the father of a biracial teen -- is forced to strip to his underwear by white ...