Lilymoor
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Lawmaker wants 'reasonable' toll enforcementJan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Calling the tollway's violation enforcement system unfair, a suburban lawmaker is pushing for reform of the agency's practices in going after alleged toll cheats. "I do...
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Cops: Algonguin man tried to chisel way out of McHenry County jailJan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - McHenry County jail authorities foiled a "Shawshank Redemption"-style escape attempt Tuesday by an inmate trying to chip his way through an 18-inch concrete block with a...
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Spare change adds up for good causeJan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Plenty of us have tossed a handful of change into a donation box at a gas station. Few know, however, how much that unthinking generosity can affect people's everyday li...
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Algonquin man moved from local jail to state prison after escape attemptJan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Inhak Cho finally is getting his wish: a way out of the McHenry County jail. But instead of heading off a free man, Cho is going in handcuffs and shackles to a state pri...
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House panel OKs amendment giving free rides to seniorsJan 15, 2008 10:00 pm - Gov. Rod Blagojevich's plan to give seniors free rides on public transit cleared an Illinois House committee today but still hangs in the balance when lawmakers return t...
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Impatient Dist. 300 may borrow earlyJan 15, 2008 10:00 pm - Community Unit District 300 officials are tired of waiting on Springfield to start expanding the district's crowded middle schools. The state reimburses school districts...
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McHenry County board postpones towing decisionJan 15, 2008 10:00 pm - A measure that would allow Illinois authorities to regulate some towing operations came under fire from some McHenry County Board members and a local business owner as a...
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Algonquin businesses pay price for selling to minorsJan 15, 2008 10:00 pm - Three Algonquin establishments now must pay the price for serving alcohol to minors. Red Robin, Algonquin Food and Liquors, and Ganlaxmi Discount Liquors on Tuesday appe...
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Schools hope for more than 'rhetoric' in IHSA testing planJan 15, 2008 10:00 pm - Complete details of the new drug testing program for high school athletes in Illinois could be unveiled as soon as next month. Meantime, suburban high school athletic di...
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Was it the truck or something else that saved them?Jan 15, 2008 10:00 pm - When winds rage, debris flies and dirt turns to darts, take cover. No, I'm not writing about the McHenry County state's attorney's race. Dolores and Robert Cook of Algon...