Port Barrington
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Algonquin-Lake in the Hills fire district offering free smoke alarmsAug 29, 2011 12:00 am - If you live in Algonquin or Lake in the Hills and see a firetruck pull up in front of your house, it might not necessarily be cause for worry. Firefighters with t...
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Appeals court dismisses Barrington 'bad mothering' suitAug 28, 2011 12:00 am - Kids sued over not getting prom dress, late care package
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District 26 parents want music, art back in classroomsAug 27, 2011 12:00 am - Angela Alfe remembers when her daughter, Makayla, used to bound into the house, eager to show off the drawing or painting she had completed that day. But Alfe says her 9...
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Sex offender charged with taking minor to Elgin parkAug 27, 2011 12:00 am - An Elgin man who is a convicted and registered child sex offender was charged Saturday with illegally taking an 8-year-old boy to a local park. Grant Parker, 41, of East...
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Crystal Lake fire started in car, authorities sayAug 27, 2011 12:00 am - No one was injured in a fire that broke out at an auto body shop in Crystal Lake Friday night, authorities said. A passer-by called about 7:20 p.m. and crews arrived to ...
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Some D26 parents seek signatures for vote of no confidence in leadersAug 27, 2011 12:00 am - Fed up with what they call policy violations and questionable decision making, some Cary Elementary District 26 parents want to let the administration and board members ...
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Suburbs fight to keep foreclosed homes maintainedAug 27, 2011 12:00 am - Christine Winter lives on an upscale block just outside of St. Charles, but you wouldn't know it by looking out her window. She shares a view many suburban residents cou...
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Suburban orchards gear up for apple pickingAug 26, 2011 5:45 am - It began with a few apple trees in the yard. Three decades later, one couple's hobby has blossomed into a full-scale apple orchard that opens to the public each fall. “...
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Beauty salon plans fundraiser for East Dundee girlAug 26, 2011 1:00 am - Beauty salon owner Lucy Dykyj knew immediately what she wanted to do when she heard from a customer that the family of a little girl with cancer was looking for fundrais...
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Will tollway expansion create 120,000 jobs?Aug 26, 2011 12:00 am - A $12 billion capital plan that would create thousands of jobs seems like a panacea for the metropolitan region’s woeful unemployment rate of 10.5 percent. But predictin...