Maple Park
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Sugar Grove firefighters trained and readyMar 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Earlier this year, a twin-engine Bonanza aircraft was severely damaged after it crashed at the Aurora Municipal Airport on Route 30 in Sugar Grove Township. Amazingly, t...
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U-46 suit price tag more than $4.6 million in three yearsMar 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46 has spent $4.6 million fighting a discrimination lawsuit over the past 3½ years. That could be just the tip of the taxpayer-funded iceber...
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St. Charles St. Patrick's Day parade goes off despite weatherMar 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Despite snow flurries, temperatures in the low 20s and a stiff breeze that could bring tears to the eyes of a leprechaun, the St. Patrick's Day parade went off Saturday ...
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Elgin ready to start new censusMar 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Let the knockin' begin so more cash from the state can roll in. Elgin city leaders are poised to begin a monthlong census of several new subdivisions March 24. When the ...
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Looks more like Deer Valley!Mar 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Next time I ask if you can top that, I'll know to duck! Not only can you top that, but you do so in amazing fashion. On Friday, I shared our photographer George LeClaire...
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Meeting Vanna makes 94-year-old man's wish come trueMar 07, 2008 10:00 pm - With a smile that exuded pure joy, Percy Swanson bragged to his friends. "I had her right here!" he said, pointing to the inside of his arm. Friday night -- as a surpris...
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Fire razes empty home in St. Charles Twp.Mar 07, 2008 10:00 pm - A fire swept through an unoccupied home in St. Charles Township early Friday, causing an estimated $750,000 in damage to the structure and contents. The St. Charles Fire...
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Police say man stole identity for jobMar 07, 2008 10:00 pm - What a difference a couple of letters make. Just ask Eduardo Aguilar. Aguilar, 48, of Carpentersville, was behind bars Friday in the McHenry County jail facing a felony ...
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Time to spring forward ... a bit earlier than beforeMar 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Daylight Saving Time begins tonight, thanks to the federal Energy Policy Act of 2005, which moved the start of DST from the first Sunday in April to the second Sunday in...
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Briefs: Laesch files for recountMar 07, 2008 10:00 pm - John Laesch, who sought the Democratic nomination in February's primary to run for the 14th Congressional District seat, filed paperwork Friday requesting a vote recount...