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Crystal Lake man caught after 12 hours on the runOct 20, 2011 12:00 am - A McHenry man who was captured more than 12 hours after breaking free from the back of a squad car while handcuffed Wednesday has a history of burglary and theft, includ...
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Wind advisory remains in effect, but most power lines sparedOct 20, 2011 12:00 am - While ComEd planned for major outages Wednesday due to high winds, most power lines held up. As of about 8 a.m. only 1,600 customers remained without power in Illinois d...
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Lake County football: Scouting Week 9Oct 19, 2011 11:00 pm - NORTH SUBURBAN LAKE Lake Forest (6-2, 4-1) at Libertyville (5-3, 3-2) When: 7:30 p.m., today Last week: Lake Forest lost to Lake Zurich, 16-6; Libertyville def. Warren, ...
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Vernon Hills looks for win No. 5Oct 19, 2011 11:00 pm - This is not familiar territory for the Vernon Hills football team. The 4-4 Cougars will be playing with their feet to the fire tonight when they host Wauconda. They need...
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Feeling the painOct 19, 2011 5:45 am - With the Illinois Tollway Authority's approved toll hike, proposed fare hikes by Metra and proposed rate hikes by Chicago for water and workweek parking, some suburban r...
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State owes $7.5 million to local community collegesOct 19, 2011 5:45 am - SPRINGFIELD — State government owes suburban community colleges millions of dollars, but officials say the schools have avoided major problems because they rely mostly o...
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Is Chicago targeting the 'burbs with its fee hikes?Oct 19, 2011 5:45 am - First there was the Illinois Tollway Authority with a decision to nearly double tolls. Then came word that Metra wants to increase fares roughly 25 percent throughout it...
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Halt Sears tax breakOct 19, 2011 5:00 am - There are more than 21,000 children in District 300, and for the last 23 years they have been figuratively told to sit quietly at the back of the bus while their educati...
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Dawn Patrol: Quick hits as you head out the doorOct 19, 2011 5:00 am - Call Schaumburg baseball team the prairie chickens, a k a Boomers The general manager for Schaumburg's new professional baseball team announced yesterday the team ...
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McHenry County Board freezes own salaries starting in 2012Oct 19, 2011 12:00 am - The McHenry County Board approved 3-percent raises for nonunion county employees on Tuesday that go into effect Dec. 1. The county’s 900 or so nonunion employees last re...