Libertyville
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Rescuing birds from Chicago's urban jungleMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - The heap of mangled feathers is so tiny, most people would walk by without a backward glance. Annette Prince hones in on it immediately. "There's a bird," she says, dart...
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Camp honors Illinois Army officer, politicianMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - An Illinois National Guard training facility operated at Camp Logan in Zion from 1892 to 1974. The 220-acre site is now part of the Illinois Beach State Park. The camp w...
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Two days, 39.3 miles to cover in fight against cancerMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Coming into the 20-mile marker of the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer, Jill Weinberger of Buffalo Grove lifted her arms in celebration as volunteers at the rest stop cheered...
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Heesch, Prairie Ridge nab 1st sectionalMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - ROCKFORD -- Finally, it's Prairie Ridge's turn. Including this postseason the Wolves have won 8 regional titles in 11 years as a varsity baseball program. Yet, the schoo...
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Woodland teacher contract extendedMay 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Woodland Elementary District 50 has struck a one-year contract extension with the union for its teachers and support staff, with the idea of beginning work on a new deal...
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Seven rescued from Lake MichiganMay 30, 2008 11:00 pm - The U.S. Coast Guard rescued seven people from Lake Michigan late Friday morning after their boat sank 2.3 miles east of Waukegan Harbor, authorities said. The 37-foot c...
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Millburn Strangler's days are numberedMay 30, 2008 11:00 pm - It's a traffic snag that's been frustrating for so long, many motorists have given up hope of it ever being corrected. The intersection of Route 45 at Grass Lake Road in...
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Lake Co. boys volleyball All-Area teamMay 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Jeff Achler, Vernon Hills How valuable was Achler, a senior libero, to Vernon Hills' success? "If you take him away, that costs us more victories than (anybody else)," c...
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McHenry man mistakes tracks for road, hit by trainMay 30, 2008 11:00 pm - An 80-year-old man suffered non-life-threatening injuries after mistakenly turning his car onto railroad tracks instead of Route 83, and getting hit by a train in Graysl...
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The briefsMay 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Police get grant money The Lake Zurich Police Department will receive a $211,500 federal grant Monday from U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean for construction of its firing range. T...