Marengo
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Skunk population on the rise in suburbsJul 23, 2008 11:00 pm - If you're smelling more skunks, get used to it. Experts say the black-and-white-striped critters are making a comeback after the population plummeted in the late 1990s ...
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After tragedy, Lake in the Hills couple helps sick kidsJul 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Doctors told Bob and Stephanie Vitner their youngest son, Andrew, born three months premature and diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, wouldn't last a month. Andrew lived eig...
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Founders' Days sticks to recipe of proven successJul 23, 2008 11:00 pm - If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Instead, tweak certain things when warranted. That's the mantra of Kevin Myers, president of the Founders' Days board of directors. F...
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Problem gamblers need more help, lawmakers sayJul 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Several suburban lawmakers are hoping to expand treatment options for gambling addicts and study the impact of casinos after a Daily Herald analysis of the state's gambl...
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Briefs: School theft probe continuesJul 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Prosecutors are reviewing new documents to help determine whether a former secretary stole more than $100,000 from a student activity fund at Dundee-Crown High School. C...
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Greenberg blasts Bean over campaign cashJul 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Suburban U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean's Republican challenger is blasting her for taking donations from a political group representing beleaguered mortgage giant Countrywide F...
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Judge tosses evidence in Cary bomb caseJul 23, 2008 11:00 pm - In a major blow to prosecutors, a McHenry County judge today threw out evidence against a Schaumburg man accused of hiding a powerful bomb in his estranged wife's baseme...
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Roaming weigh stations will be checking on trucksJul 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Truckers, be on alert. Illinois State Police and the Department of Transportation are setting up daily temporary weigh stations throughout the Northwest suburbs. Wednesd...
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High gas prices haven't slowed down suburban speedersJul 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Illinois State Police Master Sgt. Brian Ley chuckled a bit at the thought of motorists slowing down to conserve gas. Not happening, he said. "We'd appreciate it if that ...
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Union accuses District 158 of 'running up surpluses'Jul 22, 2008 11:00 pm - The teachers union in Huntley Unit District 158 has accused the district of padding its budget by denying fair compensation to teachers. "The district is running up surp...