Lilymoor
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Landfill's methane gas leaks pose worry to neighborsJan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Along with pots and pans, a stove and a fridge, Karen Perez's kitchen contains an extra piece of essential equipment. It's an alarm that will alert her family if methane...
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Keeping score in a what's been a spirited primary season so farJan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Do you give two hoots who endorses whom in an election? I guarantee the candidates do. It's been a who's who of high-powered elected officials taking sides in the battl...
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Brookfield Zoo giraffe dies Saturday in freak accidentJan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - A popular giraffe at Brookfield Zoo died in a freak accident that has "devastated" staff, officials said Saturday. Dusti, an 11-year-old male, was found tangled in a rop...
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Pair of Algonquin brothers have ice running through their veinsJan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Putting her son on the ice was a non-negotiable proposition for this Algonquin mom. It didn't matter how loudly Rockne Brubaker yelled and cried. Monica Brubaker had pai...
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Bigger, stronger, faster -- over the counterJan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Anabolic steroids get the bulk of attention. Yet, the main focus of a new state drug testing program for high school athletes won't be illegal steroids, but the shakes, ...
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Immigration divides GOP Senate hopefulsJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The three Republicans vying for the U.S. Senate nomination all oppose amnesty programs for illegal immigrants but disagree on whether it's realistically p...
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Boy's death in blinds' cord prompts alertJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - A 3-year-old Crystal Lake boy died Thursday when he became ensnared in the cord from a horizontal window blind and suffocated, an autopsy confirmed Friday afternoon. The...
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Accountant running as write-in for auditor postJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - An Algonquin accountant with a background in auditing utilities, local governments and transportation firms is mounting a write-in campaign for McHenry County auditor. R...
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BP to sell three area gas stations, storesJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - The Realtor representing restructuring oil giant BP said Friday it aims to get offers on 56 retail gas station sites nationwide, including some locally, by March 6. Sale...
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Iraq soldier welcomed back home with hugs, cheersJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Sirens wailed in Lake in the Hills Friday not as a warning but to welcome a hero home. The Lake in the Hills Police Department, Algonquin/Lake in the Hills Fire Departme...