Spring Grove
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Health care reform, but not this waySep 16, 2009 11:00 pm - The sheer verbosity of America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 - 211,360 words found on 1,017 pages - is troubling to me. Further, we all know that once any legi...
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30 years later, state fighting to keep McHenry Co. sex offender locked upSep 15, 2009 11:00 pm - A McHenry County man who has confessed to sexually abusing at least 56 children in the 1970s remains too dangerous to go free, even after nearly three decades in state i...
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Businesses face Algonquin liquor board after bustsSep 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Three Algonquin businesses caught selling alcohol to a minor during an undercover police sting pleaded guilty as charged Tuesday night to the village's liquor control co...
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Updates on a pair of local 5KsSep 15, 2009 11:00 pm - After completing a 5K over last weekend in Bartlett, I am officially obsessed with them and have great news to report about a pair of local races. The winners of Lake i...
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RTA thinking positive about negative outlookSep 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Regional Transportation Authority leaders have seen the future and it's not that hot in terms of revenue. So as a pre-emptive strike against the high anxiety of this sum...
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Art fair will raise funds for Dist. 300 foundationSep 15, 2009 11:00 pm - When Tim Ross isn't fighting fires, he's working as a massage therapist. When he's not giving massages, he's creating abstract photography. Ross' work depicting handblow...
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Kane cops: Contractor ripped off customerSep 15, 2009 11:00 pm - A McHenry County contractor surrendered to police Tuesday on charges he accepted $6,800 for a job he "never even started," authorities said. Bond was set at $50,000 for...
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Dad inspired me to be better personSep 15, 2009 11:00 pm - My dad had battled brain cancer during my teenage years and I had always asked, why my dad? As I kept asking this question, my dad continued to keep his spirits high and...
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At $1.9 million and counting, Gauger case costly for McHenry CountySep 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Winning the Gary Gauger trial last month spared McHenry County from perhaps a $20 million verdict. But victory didn't come cheap. The county's legal bill for the trial c...
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Lake Co. fundraisersSep 15, 2009 11:00 pm - >Events that raise money for some type of charity, including galas, golf outings, rummage sales, shopping events, fashion shows, picnics and sport nights. Deadline is tw...