Port Barrington
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Hard truths at D-220 legislative lunchJun 08, 2011 12:00 am - If Barrington Unit District 220 officials thought state legislators were putting them in a difficult budgeting position every year only because they didn’t understand th...
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Part-time county board pensions go big-timeJun 08, 2011 12:00 am - For 16 years, Bob Schroeder was a loud voice of fiscal responsibility on the DuPage County Board. But his mama didn't raise no dummy. While he voted against the legisla...
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Don’t let Democrats steal Social SecurityJun 08, 2011 12:00 am - Seniors, get a reality check about Social Security and its financial troubles. Stop listening to Democrats who want to kick the can down the road until all benefits are ...
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Police looking for Crystal Lake attackerJun 07, 2011 12:00 am - Crystal Lake police are seeking the public’s help in their search for a man in his mid-30s who attempted to pull a woman into a secluded area before striking her in the ...
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McHenry County rejects salary freeze-raise planJun 07, 2011 12:00 am - The McHenry County Board on Tuesday voted down a plan to lift an 18-month salary freeze and provide 2-percent raises for 940 nonunion county employees. Board members vot...
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Trio of hospitals try to stall Centegra, Mercy plansJun 07, 2011 12:00 am - Three weeks before the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board is due to consider whether two hospitals can be built in McHenry County, three rival hospital...
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Island Lake launches community gardenJun 07, 2011 12:00 am - Joining a growing suburban trend, Island Lake officials have launched a community garden. Dubbed Victory Garden as a reference to the citizen-tended gardens cultivated d...
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Teens want to save Lake in the Hills skate parkJun 07, 2011 12:00 am - When 13-year-old Ali Tawoosi found out less than two weeks ago on Facebook that Warp Skatepark in Lake in the Hills was going to close June 12, he felt a call to action....
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Elgin area Relay For Life teams forming, needs sponsorsJun 06, 2011 1:00 am - Submitted by Relay For Life This month, there will be various opportunities to join in American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life. The Relays are an annual overnight event...
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Beaubien’s political pathJun 06, 2011 12:00 am - Beaubien was appointed to the House in October of 1996 to fill a vacancy for Wauconda Republican Al Salvi, who left office as he was waging a campaign for U.S. Senate. ...