Spring Grove
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Towns fear they won't be able to keep up with pensionsMar 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Illinois municipalities are losing ground in efforts to fully fund their pension plans for police and firefighters. That much is clear. The question is why? And what can...
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No flame, no (financial) pain in McHenry CountyMar 31, 2008 11:00 pm - No fooling, the days of disposing of fallen leaves and other yard waste by burning it are over for many McHenry County property owners. The county's much-debated open-bu...
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Motorola adds new Q colorsMar 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Motorola Inc. on Monday unveiled new color versions of its MotoQ smartphone -- licorice and lime -- that will be available by summer. The announcement was made on the fi...
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Fukudome a ray of sunshine in soggy Cubs openerMar 31, 2008 11:00 pm - On an Opening Day devoted to immortalizing old Cub Ernie Banks with his "Mr. Cub" statue outside Wrigley Field, rookie Cub Kosuke Fukudome made a bid Monday to be the ne...
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Daily Herald wins state photojournalism awardsMar 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Daily Herald photojournalists John Starks, Christopher Hankins and Steve Lundy earned top honors in the annual Illinois Best of Photojournalism contest last weekend in C...
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Witness: Rezko said governor's ethic laws 'just for show'Mar 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Political power broker Stuart Levine said he once worried about new ethics laws -- but was assured by Antoin "Tony" Rezko, a former Gov. Rod Blagojevich insider and fund...
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New DNA testing forces murder trial postponementMar 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Eleventh-hour DNA testing of a ski mask linked to the 2001 slaying of Lakemoor businessman Raul Briseno is forcing another postponement in the re-trial of the man accuse...
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Traffic on the Edens is about to get even worseMar 31, 2008 11:00 pm - If you're stuck in traffic on the Edens Expressway this week, consider it a relative irritation. Congestion on the 14-mile stretch of I-94 is going to get much worse sta...
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Suburbs bracing for a flood -- againMar 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Communities along the swollen Fox and Des Plaines rivers are bracing for flooding and closely watching weather reports. How much flooding will depend on the overnight ra...
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No one home during Lake in the Hills fireMar 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Fire damaged a Lake in the Hills house Monday afternoon. No one was hurt. Authorities say no one was home during the blaze at 1311 Adams St. that rendered the two-story ...