Spring Grove
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Housing woes shrink McHenry County spendingOct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - The ongoing downturn in the housing market is hurting more than just your property values. With housing-related revenues in decline, McHenry County officials said Thursd...
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Briggs gets no jail time, $495 in finesOct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - There were 137 cases inside Skokie's traffic ticket and misdemeanor courtroom Thursday afternoon. All eyes were on one of them. And that, Cook County Judge Earl Hoffenbe...
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Assisi Animal Foundation hosts blessing of animalsOct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - The annual Blessing of the Animals, hosted by the Assisi Animal Foundation, is set for Sunday. The event is a community tradition in which the Rev. Dr. Warren F. Best p...
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GOP could stand to review Coolidge's principlesOct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - WOODSTOCK, VT. -- The Wall Street Journal reports that Republicans may soon lose the votes of some economic conservatives. In part, it's because of the unending war and ...
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Illinois test standards may be lower, study saysOct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - More than three-quarters of Illinois students read and calculated math at grade level this year. Four years ago, nearly two-thirds -- or 64 percent of state public scho...
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Lake in the Hills woman wins Big Brothers Big Sisters JeepOct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Catherine O'Brien of Lake in the Hills was the grand prize winner of the brand new 2007 Jeep Wrangler 2-Door 4x4 donated to Big Brothers Big Sisters of McHenry County by...
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A juicy taste of the pastOct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - If you plan to drive through Marengo or Union Sunday morning, you may find yourself sharing the road with a convoy of tractors. But those tractors won't be plowing any f...
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Illinois' suburban and Christian schools win 'Blue Ribbon' honorsOct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - The U.S. Department of Education has awarded nearly 20 Illinois schools blue ribbons for academic achievement. The No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon School Program honors...
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Crystal Lake woman delivers triplet girlsOct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - It wasn't quite the same odds as winning the lottery or drawing a royal flush, but to Katie Coss the result was just as sweet. The 29-year-old Crystal Lake mo...
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Briefs: Airline flight delays lower in AugustOct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- U.S. airlines improved their on-time flight arrival rate to 71.7 percent in August, a small increase from July, which ranked as one of the industry's worst...