Libertyville
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A quirky party in praise of the kidneyJan 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Kidneys -- from beans to the organ -- will be in the spotlight at a suburban woman's bash tonight. Sharon Flood, 46, of Pingree Grove, is tossing the party for more than...
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Washington Mutual to close branchesJan 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Washington Mutual told employees Friday it intends to close 25 local branches and cut about 150 jobs. The cutbacks are scheduled to be made by mid-April and will leave W...
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Cats deliver special effort on alumni nightJan 04, 2008 10:00 pm - It was another successful outing for the Libertyville wrestling team Friday night as the Wildcats performed in front of a special crowd of spectators. The program's seco...
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County board race simmers from past fightJan 04, 2008 10:00 pm - The Republican primary battle for the Lake County Board District 5 seat is shaping up to be a grudge match. Kirk Denz, a political newcomer, said incumbent Bonnie Thomso...
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Katrina goodwill effort needs some wheels to complete the taskJan 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Some might call Sherry May's effort a tremendous act of goodwill. She calls it a Catch-22. May, an Elgin resident who runs the not-for-profit Go With Books, has for the ...
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Briefs: Meetings may changeJan 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Cook Memorial Public Library District officials are considering eliminating one of their semi-monthly board meetings. The board now meets on the first and third Thursday...
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Property purchased for new Wal-MartJan 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Round Lake Beach officials said developers have purchased the 25 acres of farmland at Route 83 and Monaville Road for a future Wal-Mart Supercenter. Village Administrat...
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Challenge to ex-Green Oaks mayor's case tossedJan 04, 2008 10:00 pm - An "ill-considered" phone call to the original judge in the child pornography case against former Green Oaks Mayor Tom Adams is not enough to get the charges thrown out....
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Market highs and lows hit area companies in 2007Jan 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Public companies in the suburbs showed incredible gains or incredible losses in the stock market during 2007, an extreme pattern evident in nearly every industry. Such e...
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Two men face cruelty charges in October deaths of 18 horsesJan 04, 2008 10:00 pm - The Minnesota owner of 18 Belgian draft horses killed in an October crash near Wadsworth faces cruelty charges in Lake County. A Lake County judge has issued an arrest w...