Port Barrington
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Island Lake mayor vetoes board decisionsMay 13, 2011 12:00 am - Island Lake Mayor Debbie Herrmann filed six new vetoes with the village board on Thursday night. Herrmann objected to decisions the board made April 14, including: hirin...
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Sun City divided over tax billsMay 13, 2011 12:00 am - Discrepancies in the assessed values of homes in the Sun City neighborhood of Huntley have some residents calling for changes to the assessment process. That's because t...
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Suspects in Vernon Hills robbery identifiedMay 13, 2011 12:00 am - The felons who tried to rob a Mexican grocery store in Vernon Hills Thursday have also been linked to armed robberies in McHenry and Boone counties, police officials ann...
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Tax increase is killing usMay 13, 2011 12:00 am - I’m not sure where the 1.2-percent increase came from in Douglas Dunlap’s letter. I am a Sun City Huntley resident of 12 years. Over that time I have seen a steady incre...
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ComEd warns about mylar balloons causing outagesMay 12, 2011 12:00 am - ComEd is warning soon-to-be party throwers and graduation celebrators to be sure to keep mylar balloons tethered to the ground. Last year about 35,000 customers lost pow...
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Water main break closes Elgin's McLean Blvd.May 12, 2011 12:00 am - Motorists in Elgin are being asked to avoid North McLean Boulevard early Thursday due to a water main break. North McLean has been closed in both directions between Map...
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It costs a little more to break Huntley’s parking rulesMay 12, 2011 12:00 am - To those who have a penchant for breaking the parking rules in Huntley, listen up. Starting May 22, Huntley police officers will start issuing $25 tickets in place of t...
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Crystal Lake teen falls into Wisconsin canyonMay 12, 2011 12:00 am - A Crystal Lake South High School student fell about 30 feet into a canyon early Sunday morning at a resort in Wisconsin, and police suspect alcohol was a factor. A polic...
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Tornado warning expires for McHenry CountyMay 12, 2011 12:00 am - A tornado warning for McHenry County has expired. A trained spotter reported a funnel cloud in the area this afternoon, according to the National Weather Service. The w...
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Mom of toddler: ‘He is her guardian angel’May 12, 2011 12:00 am - Kaitlyn Winoker would have drowned if off-duty paramedic Joel Arnier had not been fishing on the Fox River near McHenry Tuesday afternoon, the 20-month-old girl’s mother...