Long Grove
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Metra riders, brace for 10 percent fare hike starting FridayJan 30, 2008 10:00 pm - Like it or not, you'll be paying more to ride Metra Friday, despite a new state sales tax. Metra leaders are forging ahead with a 10 percent ticket hike that they say is...
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Shoveling service available for Wheeling seniorsJan 30, 2008 10:00 pm - Older residents of Wheeling may be eligible to get their snow cleared for free with a new program. The senior center in town offers a snow-shoveling program with the he...
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Fishy chemicals found in area watersJan 30, 2008 10:00 pm - The Illinois Department of Public Health is warning people not to eat some fish from area lakes because they could contain mercury and other chemicals. In Lake in the H...
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State still shedding factory workersJan 30, 2008 10:00 pm - Illinois continues to bleed manufacturing jobs, but a survey released Wednesday showed the losses have slowed. The 2008 Illinois Manufacturers Directory, published by Ev...
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Ryerson Woods to showcase artists' work in exhibit through March 12Jan 30, 2008 10:00 pm - Botanical art melds art and science, showing the beauty of nature but also with scientific accuracy. Anne Gilna first began creating botanical art eight years ago to sho...
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Barrington-area groups still fighting purchase of railwayJan 30, 2008 10:00 pm - The Barrington-area community continued its fight Thursday over the proposed purchase of the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co. Elected officials, emergency response pe...
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Early morning crash in Lindenhurst injures twoJan 30, 2008 10:00 pm - Two people were hospitalized Thursday when their vehicles hit head-on in Lindenhurst. Lindenhurst police said the crash happened around 5:30 a.m. in the 2400 block of Gr...
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AT&T aims to restore data servicesJan 30, 2008 10:00 pm - AT&T Wireless customers with smart phones and laptops discovered early today they couldn't browse the Web or send e-mail. That's because the data services in the Edge an...
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Traveling memorial captures Illinois' lossJan 30, 2008 10:00 pm - Since her son, Sean, was killed three years ago, Janet Maher has worn his military dog tags around her neck. It isn't much, but all she had. Now, thanks to a traveling ...
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Dental program for Lake County veterans may expandJan 30, 2008 10:00 pm - A Lake County program offering dental care to indigent military veterans is set to expand dramatically, thanks to a proposed injection of state and local funds. About 15...