Spring Grove
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Second attempt to thwart drug test lands man in jailApr 13, 2008 11:00 pm - If at first you don't succeed, it's not always wise to try, try again. James H. Day should have thought of that last year when he tried, for a second time, to thwart a c...
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Area firm to test medication alert systemApr 12, 2008 11:00 pm - A Crystal Lake technology firm wants your smartphone to remind you when to take your medications. For the last three years, Leap of Faith Technologies (www.leapoffaith.c...
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Take on the tickerApr 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Thomas Rowen, director of institutional portfolio management, Fifth Third Bank, Chicago. Between soaring fuel costs, stiffer competition, bankruptcies and now the FAA cr...
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Rail wrangleApr 12, 2008 11:00 pm - For 38 years, Jim and Marilyn Griffin have had few complaints with the commercial railroad that passes by their house in the rural village of Wayne. Sure, they hear a wh...
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Fox River may recedeApr 12, 2008 11:00 pm - The worst may be over for Fox Valley residents in the latest round of flooding. The Fox River seemed to be holding steady Saturday after rising slightly when light rain ...
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County puts a road man on the railsApr 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Ever wonder why you can't easily catch a bus in the northern Fox Valley? Or easily hop on a train without waiting for an hour or two? Al Jourdan has. And he's hoping to ...
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College presidents: Athletes, alcohol just don't mixApr 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Beer and college basketball don't mix, some college officials say. More than 100 college presidents and athletic directors-- including Wheaton College athletic director ...
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Untimely pay raises for mayor, trusteesApr 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Raising the pay of local elected officials can be a tricky subject. In the first place, most elected officials don't get into community leadership for the money, and tha...
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Trepidation rising along with the Fox RiverApr 11, 2008 11:00 pm - It looks like a weekend of waiting and watching for folks along the Fox River, from Aurora to McHenry. While this week's heavy rains haven't yet produced the sort of dis...
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Metra fretting over EJ&E rail saleApr 11, 2008 11:00 pm - It's not a collision course yet, but Metra leaders are wary of the Canadian National Railway's plans to purchase the EJ&E railroad. CN's decision last fall to buy the li...