Maple Park
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Farming is a tenuous businessAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - One of my first jobs as a reporter in this area 30 years ago was to cover news west of Randall Road, which meant I spent a lot of time talking to farmers. Their liveliho...
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To markets, to marketsAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Maybe it's the "eat local" movement. Combined with the "eat more organic" folks. And spurred on by the "let's have something fun down-town" crowd. This year, we've nearl...
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They're not idols, but they're still greatAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Ben Brown - "Come Fly With Me" (Audio MP3) Mundelein's Ben Brown hoped his rendition of "Try a Little Tenderness" could win the hearts of "American Idol" judges at a...
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Four counties declared state disaster areasAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Using the rising floodwaters of the Chain O' Lakes as a backdrop, Gov. Rod Blagojevich declared Cook, Kane, Lake and McHenry counties state disaster areas Friday. The st...
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Two men in custody after Elgin carjackingAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Two Chicago men are in custody after a carjacking today in Elgin led to a manhunt by air and ground. Elgin police and Kane County sheriff's deputies were called to the a...
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Shallow roots may be culprit in uprooted treesAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - For someone with a huge oak tree resting on her roof and deck, Debbie Williams was relatively unfazed. "We're counting our blessings," the Medinah resident said Friday....
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Minutemen out, but protests going onAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - The Illinois Minuteman Project isn't coming to McHenry County today, but protesters for and against the group still are. The two sides of the illegal immigration debate ...
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11 months later, tollway fines comingAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - After nearly a year, the tollway finally started sending out violation notices to toll cheats Thursday en masse. The notices will include all violations that have been r...
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Rain recedes but waters climb and power still outAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - An estimated 118,000 homes are still without electricity today as crews worked to restore power to the storm-ravaged suburbs. The bulk of the outages continue to be in t...
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River levels and rainfallAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - ...