Port Barrington
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Inflated prices for balloon bizDec 30, 2007 10:00 pm - Those floating party balloons, a staple of any respectable New Year's Eve party, are becoming scarce. A worldwide helium shortage is the culprit, leading to dramatic pri...
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No plans for NYE yet? No worries. There's plenty going on in the areaDec 30, 2007 10:00 pm - Time's run out. Tonight is the big night. If you didn't make plans months ago or want to spend $1,000 or so, here's some last-minute ideas on ways to usher in 2008. Bars...
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The briefs: Two named to zoning panelDec 30, 2007 10:00 pm - The East Dundee village board has appointed John Brewer and Lael Miller to the village's planning and zoning commission. Miller, who has more than 15 years of senior man...
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A little humor goes a long way when explaining philosophyDec 29, 2007 10:00 pm - "Dimitri: If Atlas holds up the world, what holds up Atlas? "Tasso: Atlas stands on the back of a turtle. "Dimitri: But what does the turtle stand on? "Tasso: Another tu...
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Sure you can vote? Couldn't hurt to checkDec 29, 2007 10:00 pm - While most of us have been making merry in recent days, others have been readying to launch political campaigns full force in coming days. That's a good thing. After see...
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Living in the now, from now onDec 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Thousands of miles from the war zone that almost killed Jeremiah Homuth, his family now lives in the moment. The Huntley clan knows too well that a moment is all it take...
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11-year-old stroke victim beats the oddsDec 28, 2007 10:00 pm - The odds were stacked against Morgan Demming, a little girl from the Hampshire area. Just 11 years old, she suffered a stroke and brain aneurysm in March. Doctors predic...
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Ex-pastor sent to prison after claiming abuse victim harassed himDec 28, 2007 10:00 pm - A retired pastor from Canada was sentenced to three years in prison today after telling a McHenry County judge he was sexually harassed by the 4-year-old Lake in the Hil...
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Near miss in skies over ChicagoDec 28, 2007 10:00 pm - In the dark sky about 1,100 feet above Chicago's South Loop neighborhood 10 days ago, a Learjet skimmed a mere 200 feet directly over a Southwest Boeing 737 coming in to...
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8th Dist. candidates debate actions against terrorDec 28, 2007 10:00 pm - The two Democratic candidates for Illinois' 8th Congressional District seat disagree over whether the U.S. government has effectively defended its citizens against terro...