Port Barrington
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Warning expires as system moves through suburbsJul 22, 2013 10:52 pm - The National Weather Service let its severe thunderstorm warning for Kane and McHenry counties expire at 11:30 p.m. Rain that’s perhaps heavy in spots will be moving thr...
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Dawn Patrol: Metra meeting canceled; Wheaton police seek robberJul 22, 2013 5:00 am - Latest spin on Metra fiasco — no Collins, Monday meeting canceled It appears former assistant U.S. attorney Patrick Collins won’t be sweeping in to clean up Metra’s...
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Suburban homeless shelters, agencies say need is greater than everJul 20, 2013 8:00 am - Suburban homeless shelters, agencies say need is greater than ever
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Want to help?Jul 20, 2013 8:00 am - Most local shelter service providers list items they need, fundraisers, volunteer opportunities and how to give money. Here are several of the bigger suburban agencies: ...
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Area vets to benefit from shelter’s federal grantsJul 19, 2013 2:15 pm - A fledgling shelter for homeless veterans soon will be able to offer assistance to nearly eight times more vets thanks to a federal grant. The Wheaton-based Midwest Shel...
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It's so hot out ... we held a contestJul 19, 2013 1:00 pm - Everyone complains about the weather, but no one ever does anything about it ... In reality, there's not a lot we can do except complain, and maybe have some fun with it...
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Heat wave almost turns suburban lakes into 'bathwater'Jul 19, 2013 5:00 am - Lake water in suburbs heats up, and that's OK by swimmers
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Dawn Patrol: Arlington Hts. homeless woman gets new bike; Metra special sessionJul 19, 2013 5:00 am - Homeless Arlington Hts. woman given new bike, other help After reading the story of Rosan Acosta, a homeless Arlington Heights woman whose belongings were destroyed...
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Grayslake pension board takes fight to Supreme CourtJul 18, 2013 6:00 pm - After striking out at the appellate court recently, the Grayslake Police Pension Fund Board is taking its fight to keep a former officer from doubling his pension's annu...
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Dawn Patrol: Big fires in Inverness, SchaumburgJul 17, 2013 5:00 am - Inverness home destroyed, damage more than $1 million More than 100 firefighters from at least two dozen suburban departments battled a three-alarm blaze at a mansi...