Lily Lake
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All bets are off on gambling expansion, for nowDec 14, 2007 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The political fallout from the indictment of Gov. Rod Blagojevich's friend and gambling adviser began Friday as a potential vote next week on a massive st...
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What O'Hare's got if you're stuck thereDec 14, 2007 10:00 pm - Unless you have a fear of flying, you've experienced airport purgatory. You know the drill -- dragging through horrid weather to the airport, herded like cattle through ...
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Heavy-metal heists hitting Elgin hardDec 14, 2007 10:00 pm - There appears to be a bull market for scrap metal in Elgin. Over the past month, more than four dozen manhole covers have been stolen from city streets, primarily in the...
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U-46 teachers to get 4.2 percent raisesDec 14, 2007 10:00 pm - A new contract for Elgin Area School District U-46 teachers provides a slight increase in pay and takes a significant step forward in dealing with class sizes and case l...
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Olympic lobbying in Hastert's future?Dec 14, 2007 10:00 pm - It seems lobbying is in former House Speaker Dennis Hastert's future. The retired lawmaker, talking to the media after announcing his endorsement of Jim Oberweis for his...
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Hastert-wannabes exchange barbsDec 14, 2007 10:00 pm - At their first public forum together, the five front-runners for the 14th Congressional District exchanged barbs Friday on everything from the Iraq war to government tra...
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The briefs: Christine Lavin at FermilabDec 14, 2007 10:00 pm - Christine Lavin at Fermilab Singer-songwriter Christine Lavin and the Mistletones, the West Aurora High School gospel choir and Madrigal Singers and the Fermilab Singers...
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Survey: Latinos hopeful for futureDec 14, 2007 10:00 pm - Although more than half of Latinos -- whether born in the U.S. or not -- worry that they or someone close to them could be deported, they are generally pleased with the ...
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Woman seeks damages from Oberweis in car crashDec 14, 2007 10:00 pm - According to a lawsuit filed this week, a woman who was injured in a car crash with dairy executive Jim Oberweis last year is seeking more than $50,000 in damages from t...
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C'Ville post office replaces tattered flagDec 14, 2007 10:00 pm - The tattered and torn American flag that has been flying above the Carpentersville post office was replaced with a new Stars and Stripes, hoisted Friday afternoon. Just ...