Port Barrington
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FOIA changes create 'nuisance' class, critics sayAug 30, 2011 12:00 am - Changes to the state's Freedom of Information Act allow government agencies to delay response times to individuals who are deemed to have made too many requests. The “re...
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Cary school board, union to meet againAug 30, 2011 12:00 am - The Cary teachers union and board of education have agreed to meet for another mediation session in a prolonged attempt to reach an agreement on a new contract for teach...
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Cooperation key in foreclosure blightAug 30, 2011 12:00 am - There is no shortage of reminders these days of the recession and the snail’s pace of its recovery. It is emphasized in a palpable fear and uncertainty of what may still...
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Johnsburg man finds more than $100,000 in his gardenAug 30, 2011 12:00 am - A Johnsburg man tending to his garden Monday afternoon found an unexpected harvest — two bags containing more than $100,000 cash. Wayne Sabaj found between $100,000 and ...
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New Fox Valley pastor reflects on her callingAug 29, 2011 1:00 am - I always enjoy talking with the new pastors in town and learning a little about the journey that brought them to a pulpit in the Fox River Valley. More and more, it see...
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Dawn Patrol: Quick hits to start your dayAug 29, 2011 12:00 am - We're debuting a new Dawn Patrol column today designed to help you conveniently get the top news you need to know as you head out the door. Each weekday by 6 a.m., we'll...
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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...