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Metra train hits empty car in CaryDec 08, 2008 10:00 pm - A Cary man was able to get out of his trapped car Monday afternoon just before a Metra train crashed into the vehicle, police said. No one was hurt in the incident. The ...
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United Way getting more gifts of time, but needs more gifts of moneyDec 08, 2008 10:00 pm - The waiting list for the annual Mount Prospect Thanksgiving food baskets was longer than ever this year. After 50 families were put on the list in the hopes that donatio...
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In hard times, workers have few legal protections over losing jobDec 08, 2008 10:00 pm - As more Americans lose their jobs, worker advocate Lou Maltby is happy to talk about employee rights, but he warns that it's a short conversation. Workers in the United ...
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Cary braves cold for annual paradeDec 07, 2008 10:00 pm - The people lining West Main Street Sunday for the Merry Cary Parade knew it was going to be bone chillingly cold, with temperatures in the teens and strong winds frequen...
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Township, East Dundee bakery team up again to send food to soldiersDec 06, 2008 10:00 pm - The Dundee Township Senior Center and the Piece-A-Cake Bakery in East Dundee have teamed up once again to spread the holiday cheer. For the past year, volunteers from th...
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Holiday tradition returns to West DundeeDec 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Santa got his wish this year. In previous years, he had to sit in the gazebo in West Dundee's Grafelman Park, greeting children with a wink and a smile as he strained to...
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Colleges try to ease burden on families in tough economyDec 06, 2008 10:00 pm - The grim economy has made getting a college education a bigger challenge for many suburban families, and some area schools are trying to help out. Northern Illinois Univ...
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Armed robber strikes Barrington Hills homeDec 05, 2008 10:00 pm - A Barrington Hills home was robbed by a gunman who fled the area around noon Friday, police said. Officers received a call of the home invasion and armed robbery at a ho...
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Chicago region has major stake in auto bailoutDec 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Despite the general downward trend in employment, a few industries are still hiring in the Chicago area despite the recession and record job layoffs, said John Challenge...
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911 call nets domestic battery convictionDec 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Anti-violence advocates are hailing this week's domestic battery conviction of a McHenry County man based largely on a recording of the 911 call his wife made during the...