Port Barrington
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Chasing toll cheats can be profitableJan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Tollway officials have long said the purpose of the high fines levied on toll cheats is not to make money. But they are making money -- lots of it -- just the same. The ...
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Rare January tornado touches down near HarvardJan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - A tornado touched down near Harvard and in the nearby town of Lawrence Monday afternoon, tipping a semi-tractor trailer, derailing a freight train, felling trees and rip...
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Toll officials draw a blank on cheats tallyJan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - How many tollway drivers don't pay tolls? How much money do toll cheats owe the state tollway? Pose these questions to Illinois tollway officials and they can't give an ...
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Praying for those with no homesJan 06, 2008 10:00 pm - On Sunday, a relatively balmy day in the Fox Valley, people from multiple churches and groups spent the day inside praying for the needy and the homeless. In half-hour ...
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Critics call for reform of toll collection systemJan 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Beyond the thick metal beams stretching over new Open Road Tolling lanes … Behind the eyes of high-tech cameras that click images of speeding cars below … The tollway's ...
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Something doesn't add up this election yearJan 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Either Hillary Rodham flunked math class at Maine South High School in Park Ridge or she picked up Jethro-style ciphering during her years in Arkansas. How else would yo...
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Six local high school dance teams qualify for state championshipsJan 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Six area high school dance teams qualified Sunday for the Team Dance Illinois championships next month in Peoria. The regional competition, held at Lake Zurich High Sch...
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Suburbs bask in record-setting warmthJan 06, 2008 10:00 pm - A day like this only comes around once in 100 years or so. That's right. You have to go back to 1907 to find a Jan. 6 that was as warm as it was Sunday in the Chicago ar...
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Obama could affect both parties in home stateJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - With both major parties locked in close races where every primary outcome counts, even Illinois-based backers hesitate to focus much yet on Feb. 5, when Illinois residen...
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The warmest Jan. 6 in 100 yearsJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - A day like this only comes around once in 100 years. That's right. You have to go back to 1907 to find a January 6 that was as warm as it was Sunday in the Chicago area....