Port Barrington
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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...
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Firefighters battle blaze at Crystal Lake auto body shopAug 26, 2011 12:00 am - Firefighting crews were responding to a fire that broke out at an auto body shop in Crystal Lake Friday night. Heavy smoke was seen coming out of the roof and doors of T...
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Elgin and Mooseheart host national Special Olympics tournamentAug 26, 2011 12:00 am - Local sports fans with heart will get a rare opportunity this weekend to watch approximately 600 softball players on 28 teams from 16 states and Canada compete in the 20...
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Let’s just call them ‘wreck’ centersAug 26, 2011 12:00 am - I don’t understand what drives elected officials to have an uncontrolled need to spend other people’s money with unemployment at almost 10 percent, with houses that have...
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Democrats wouldn’t have tried to cut debtAug 26, 2011 12:00 am - In the past few weeks I have read with great interest a few letters, most notably the one from the president of the Kendall County Democratic Women, blaming Fox News, Mi...