Marengo
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March of Dimes taps local familyMar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - The Brandlin family of McHenry has been named the 2008 March of Dimes Ambassador Family. The Brandlins understand firsthand what it means if a baby is not born healthy. ...
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McHenry County prepares for floodingMar 04, 2008 10:00 pm - With last month's well above average snowfall starting to melt into the region's river and streams, McHenry County officials say they're hoping for the best when it come...
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Lawmakers shoot down exemptions for statewide smoking banMar 04, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Complaints about Illinois' new statewide smoking ban aren't translating into action by state lawmakers. A House committee overwhelmingly shot down two pro...
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RTA gets more clout with funding packageMar 04, 2008 10:00 pm - When state lawmakers handed public transit agencies extra operating cash in January, they gave the Regional Transportation Authority something equally valuable -- power....
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MCC land plan finally clearedMar 04, 2008 10:00 pm - McHenry County College's plans to purchase 57 acres for a future expansion nearby came close to unraveling Tuesday night when the Crystal Lake City Council looked as if ...
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What to have on hand in an emergencyMar 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Are you ready? No matter what? For anything? The monthly, eerie wail of the emergency warning siren at 10 a.m. Tuesday, the first Tuesday of the month, seemed a bizarre ...
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Expense accounts creates discord on McHenry County boardMar 04, 2008 10:00 pm - When the McHenry County Board passed a new set of rules last year outlining its policies and procedures, there was little attention, and no debate, given to a change tha...
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Briefs: Plan for severe weatherMar 03, 2008 10:00 pm - In honor of "Severe Weather Preparedness Week" which runs through Saturday, the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District asks that residents prepare for seve...
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Rain, thaw sets up worries over floodingMar 03, 2008 10:00 pm - If you're like most people, you're probably sick of cold and snow, and praying for a warm-up. But officials watching the Chain O' Lakes and Fox River say too much of a g...
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Spring dreams: This winter, too, shall passMar 03, 2008 10:00 pm - "April is the cruelest month," T.S. Eliot famously wrote, but he really must have forgotten his Midwest roots after years in England. February 2008 was the cruelest mont...