Vernon Hills
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$12 million in fire damage at boat storage facilityFeb 15, 2008 10:00 pm - A fire at a boating storage unit in Winthrop Harbor on Friday caused nearly $12 million in damage, but no one was injured. According firefighters, the blaze broke out at...
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Want to see Tri-State work plan?Feb 15, 2008 10:00 pm - With work set to resume on a nearly 45-mile stretch of the Tri-State Tollway this spring, officials are giving motorists a chance to get a closer look at what they can e...
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Notes on ReligionFeb 15, 2008 10:00 pm - To have your information included, e-mail it each week by noon Tuesday to faith@dailyherald.com, fax it to (847) 680-0189 or mail it to Religion listings, 1795 N. Butter...
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Gurnee entertaining dog day-care planFeb 15, 2008 10:00 pm - After hearing Gurnee village board concerns about two weeks ago, the owners of a proposed dog day-care center will try again for final approval Monday night. Up to 60 d...
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NIU had plans in place for disasterFeb 15, 2008 10:00 pm - As they hunkered down behind locked doors, one common thread emerged from Northern Illinois University faculty and staff in the midst of the shooting crisis Thursday. Pl...
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House fire on Fox Lake island difficult to combatFeb 15, 2008 10:00 pm - A house fire on a Fox Lake island Friday caused significant damage, but no one was hurt. Firefighters say that around 1:52 p.m. they responded to a call on Cedar Island...
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Zion-Benton 70, Lake Forest 53Feb 15, 2008 10:00 pm - The coaches at Zion-Benton call junior standout Quintrell Love "Smiley," and for good reason -- he likes to smile a lot. "I like to smile when I am on the court," Love s...
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More than 300 attend lakeside services for Adeline Geo-KarisFeb 15, 2008 10:00 pm - More than 300 people -- statesmen and constituents, lawmakers and admirers -- gathered Saturday on the shore of Lake Michigan to say goodbye to former state Sen. Adeline...
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Soapbox: Goodbye, SenatorFeb 15, 2008 10:00 pm - Journalists are a hardened, cynical bunch, but we were genuinely saddened upon hearing of former state Sen. Adeline Geo-Karis' passing this week. Geo-Karis, 89, of Zion,...
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Long Grove man pleads guilty to $1 million theftFeb 14, 2008 10:00 pm - Two days after he was thrown in jail for failing to post the bond he had promised, a Long Grove man admitted to stealing more than $1 million worth of cash and belonging...