Port Barrington
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Police: Huntley man was holding hammer, hiding in bushesSep 19, 2012 4:53 pm - A 19-year-old Huntley High School graduate was arrested early Wednesday after he was found hiding in the bushes with a hammer outside the Lake in the Hills home of a for...
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Cary man first victim of West Nile in McHenry CountySep 19, 2012 12:52 pm - A 56-year-old man from Cary was reported to be this year’s first human case infected with West Nile virus in McHenry County, officials said Wednesday in a news release. ...
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McHenry County tackles funding requestsSep 19, 2012 10:54 am - McHenry County Administrator Pete Austin on Tuesday gave the county board an overview of requests by department heads that could be funded with next year’s projected $40...
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Editorial: A close-to-home economic strategySep 19, 2012 8:59 am - At a meeting with the Daily Herald editorial board this week, Democratic U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin reflected on the usual topics — political dysfunction in Washington, the o...
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Stipends for county officials cost state $3.4 millionSep 19, 2012 5:30 am - It’s hard to find anyone who supports a state program that pays some 500-plus county officials $6,500 stipends each year just for holding elected posts. Except those wh...
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Dawn Patrol: Chicago classes resume; salmonella in BataviaSep 19, 2012 5:00 am - Chicago Public Schools back in session today Students at Chicago's public schools are headed back to the classroom this morning more than a week after teachers walk...
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McHenry County puts moratorium on electronic billboardsSep 18, 2012 4:54 pm - The McHenry County Board established a moratorium Tuesday night on issuing permits for electronic billboards, heeding requests from several municipalities. In the last f...
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POW/MIA Day ceremony Friday in Carpenter ParkSep 18, 2012 12:24 pm - Unlike Memorial Day and Veterans Day, National Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Recognition Day isn’t a federal holiday. But that doesn’t mean it’s any less important, ...
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Dawn Patrol: Giant python in Waukegan; 1:30 a.m., Cubs loseSep 18, 2012 5:00 am - Giant Burmese python discovered near Waukegan Harbor A potentially dangerous fully-grown Burmese python is being rehabilitated at a Lake Forest wildlife center toda...
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Joe Gottemoller: Candidate ProfileSep 17, 2012 11:00 pm - McHenry County board District 3 (Republican)