Spring Grove
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Several prosecution setbacks in case involving ex-law officerMay 08, 2008 11:00 pm - A McHenry County judge Thursday tossed out an intimidation charge against Leslie Lunsmann, a fitting end to what was a tough day for prosecutors trying to convince a jur...
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Boys in blue will be up on the roof until you giveMay 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Want a cup of coffee that will send someone in blue to the roof? Be nice -- that's "to," not "through," people! It's the annual "Cops on the Rooftop" when area police cl...
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The privacy illusionMay 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Technology advances at lightning speed, and we eagerly snap up the latest gadgets that promise more and faster, faster, faster. Yet those advances -- from the cell phone...
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Anti-illegal immigration display draws shrugs at Elgin collegeMay 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Dean Knopse of Crystal Lake was killed in 2006 while riding the motorcycle he bought as a retirement gift to himself. The accused drunken driver who slammed into Knopse'...
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Briefs: Stun gun used on manMay 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Police went to a home on Wren Road in Carpentersville on Tuesday for a domestic battery call in which a woman suffered a gash on her forehead. The man they arrested resi...
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Lawmaker warns construction funds are in dangerMay 07, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- With time running short at the Capitol for a budget deal, one suburban lawmaker said talk of billions of dollars worth of state-sponsored construction may...
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Illinois House votes to let campus cops carry gunsMay 07, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- In an attempt to boost campus safety, the Illinois House voted Wednesday to let all university police officers carry guns while on duty. Though state Rep....
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Pace vows to remedy service problemsMay 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Mea culpas by Pace leaders failed to stem the tide of angry riders who accused the agency of mismanaging services for Chicagoans with disabilities Wednesday. "We had an ...
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Construction costs a political hang-upMay 07, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Around the Capitol, the perception is that "everyone" wants new roads, bridges and schools. The problem is no one can agree on how to pay for them. There ...
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Water use still under scrutinyMay 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Water could become a scarce commodity in the 11-county Chicago area in the coming decades, but how much so will depend on several variables. The Chicago Metropolitan Age...