Spring Grove
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Casino hopefuls, prepare to air your laundryJul 21, 2008 11:00 pm - For those thinking that a casino ownership might be a good investment, be prepared: The Illinois Gaming Board doesn't know the meaning of the word "privacy," a review of...
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Rapid bus system along Randall Road?Jul 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Kane County officials Monday heard cost estimates ranging from $680,000 to $13.5 million for the creation of a rapid transit bus system to serve one of the region's busi...
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Feral cat group to expandJul 21, 2008 11:00 pm - After a litter of stray kittens was born in the bushes outside her Vernon Hills home, Julie Wheeler says she became hooked on helping the cats and others like them. Six ...
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Democrat cries foul over Algonquin parade banJul 21, 2008 11:00 pm - So far this summer, Thomas Cynor has walked in more than a half-dozen parades, in Harvard and McHenry, Hebron and Crystal Lake, promoting his run for McHenry County Stat...
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Algonquin, Cary firefighters help stranded construction workerJul 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Algonquin and Cary tag-teamed on a rescue Monday when a construction worker was injured and stranded atop a luxury condominium building going up at Route 62 and Harrison...
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Is Illinois gambling with addiction?Jul 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Second of three parts For Meg, the weekly Gamblers Anonymous meetings didn't work. "I just did it to show my husband and my family I didn't have a problem," says th...
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McHenry County cops hold charity 'Donut Run'Jul 20, 2008 11:00 pm - McHenry County police are going on a doughnut run, and they're inviting motorcyclists to join them. Next weekend's Shop with a Cop Donut Run will benefit a charity progr...
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Prosecutors prepared for worst in Smith retrialJul 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Here we go again. Five years ago, Justin Houghtaling made a mess of McHenry County prosecutors' case against murder suspect Kenneth E. Smith when he reneged on a promise...
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Triathletes scoff at mere rainJul 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Under optimal conditions, the Lake in the Hills Triathlon is a daunting event - with a half-mile swim in open water, 15 miles of hilly biking and a four-mile run along t...
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District 158 official visits TaiwanJul 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Call it teacher diplomacy. Mary Olson, Huntley Unit District 158's curriculum and instruction director, returned last week from a trip to Taiwan that could establish a p...