Port Barrington
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Registration fees on top of taxes? Schools vary in suburbsAug 21, 2013 5:30 am - With two children in junior high and another in elementary school, Susie Johannesen’s back-to-school bill was already substantial, thanks to new clothes and classroom su...
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Dawn Patrol: RTA blasts Metra, ex-CEO; Mt. Prospect’s ‘Extreme Cougar’Aug 21, 2013 5:00 am - RTA: Metra board could have avoided ‘golden parachute’ A recent draft audit by the RTA criticizes the Metra board’s decision to part ways with ex-CEO Alex Clifford ...
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Dawn Patrol: No 70 mph limits here; Wheaton bullying responseAug 20, 2013 5:00 am - Most suburban roads exempt from 70 mph speed limit The speed limit throughout most of the Chicago and suburban expressways won’t likely change, even though Gov. Pat...
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Hosta sale to benefit Heifer InternationalAug 19, 2013 2:30 pm - This weekend, you can beautify your yard and learn more about plants, all while knowing your purchase will be helping the needy worldwide. A hosta sale and fundraiser w...
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Dawn Patrol: Route 59 construction starts; Elgin man held on $900K bondAug 19, 2013 5:00 am - Long-awaited Route 59 construction begins today in Naperville It’s likely to be a hurry-up-and-wait kind of commute for the next two years on a 3.5-mile segment of ...
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Crystal Lake South to finish, use bleachers while lawsuit proceedsAug 16, 2013 7:22 pm - Attorneys agreed Friday to allow Community Unit School District 155 to complete a $1.2 million bleacher expansion at Crystal Lake South High School while a lawsuit is pr...
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Dawn Patrol: Palatine woman’s 7th DUI nets prison; Farina festAug 15, 2013 5:00 am - Palatine woman gets 12 years for 7th DUI A Palatine woman who was drunk when she picked up her 1-year-old granddaughter from a day care center was sentenced to 12 y...
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Former Top 10 fugitive pleads guilty, but more charges awaitAug 15, 2013 3:00 am - One of McHenry County's 10 Most Wanted who was arrested in July in Florida, recently pleaded guilty to cocaine charges and was sentenced to 180 days in jail and two year...
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State's Attorney Bianchi suing Crystal Lake schools over bleachersAug 14, 2013 1:00 pm - As state's attorney for McHenry County, Louis Bianchi is its top criminal prosecutor. But he has stepped into a uniquely different legal role: Plaintiff in a lawsuit inv...
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Family can sue in woman's McHenry County jail deathAug 14, 2013 10:00 am - An appeal court has ruled the family of a woman who committed suicide in a McHenry County Jail can sue the county's former health contractor and a social worker. Algeria...