Port Barrington
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Punishment is common, but not best way to motivate kidsSep 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Our child sits listlessly at the kitchen table, school books open, papers spread out, pencil in hand, and mind who knows where. We have to remind ourselves - we all agr...
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Woman dies in I-90 crash near MarengoSep 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Police believe a 26-year-old woman killed in a tollway crash near Marengo late Thursday was "distracted by something" when her car collided with a semi truck. Rocio Tira...
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See Dale Earnhardt's car at fall fest car showSep 24, 2009 11:00 pm - For organizer Bryant Haniszewski, Huntley's Fall Fest Car Show combines two passions of his life: classic cars and working to help others. "Last year we got rained out,...
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Firefighter hospitalized in McHenry Co. fireSep 24, 2009 11:00 pm - One firefighter was treated for heat exhaustion early Thursday afternoon responding to a house fire in Marengo, officials said. An elderly woman and her 4-year-old grand...
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Jury clears volunteer of accusations he molested disabled teenSep 24, 2009 11:00 pm - A McHenry County jury deliberated about 2½ hours today before acquitting a onetime volunteer of the year of accusations he molested a developmentally disabled teenager o...
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'Green lanes' plan withers but other projects sprout upSep 24, 2009 11:00 pm - The Illinois tollway Green Lanes program touted by Gov. Rod Blagojevich just weeks before his arrest last year is dead, although the agency is moving forward on part of ...
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Huntley Fall Fest hopes to attract familiesSep 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Huntley's 2009 Fall Fest returns this weekend, and Gary Minor has his eye on the skies. "Last year, we were really rained out," the festival committee chairman says. "T...
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Lake in the Hills lemur finds new home in MarengoSep 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Parting is such sweet sorrow, especially when it comes to a Lake in the Hills man and his beloved pet lemur. Earlier this week, Troy Evert, 32, and his family escorted ...
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Decision soon on fare hikes for disabled ridersSep 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Pace hearings into paratransit fare increases and cost cutting wrap up this week with officials expected to vote in October on setting a uniform $3 rate. The audience wa...
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Bartlett grad's body comes home; wake is FridaySep 23, 2009 11:00 pm - The body of Pfc. Matthew Martinek of DeKalb returned home Wednesday, and was escorted by the Patriot Guard Riders from DuPage Airport. Martinek, 20, a 2007 Bartlett Hig...