Vernon Hills
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National program aims to find more Spanish-speaking foster parentsFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - The beginning is rarely easy. When children are placed into foster homes, they often are leery of their new surroundings and distrustful of their foster parents. The old...
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No injuries in Mundelein auto shop fireFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - No one was hurt in an early morning fire at a Mundelein auto shop Wednesday. The blaze was discovered about 6:30 a.m. at Car Doc, 1282 Townline Road. The business' owner...
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Hainesville police taking shapeFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - It's been an exciting two and a half weeks for Ronald Roth. The first-ever chief of Hainesville's new police department told trustees he's making progress in getting th...
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Events, classes canceled at NIUFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - Northern Illinois University leaders Thursday outlined plans for getting through the difficult days ahead. The university's DeKalb campus as well as satellite facilities...
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Clemens case shows how 'whodunit' can supercharge a storyFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - As a high school journalism teacher many years ago, I tried to prepare students who cared little about current events and would never want to work for a newspaper to at ...
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Media group helps people tell 'other side' of the storyFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - How do you help people tell their story effectively? In the late 1960s, a turbulent time in Chicago, Hank De Zutter was an education writer at the Chicago Daily News. He...
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Should juvenile killers get parole?Feb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - As a society, do we believe in redemption? Or do we believe that some people -- even those under 18 -- can do things so horrific, so murderous and so torturous that they...
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Warren school board considers off-campus optionFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - Warren Township High School may have found a way to alleviate cafeteria crowding at its Almond Road upperclassmen campus without spending millions of dollars. Board memb...
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Incidents of road salt theft on the riseFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - The reports of salt thefts from stockpiles at area businesses continued to pile up Wednesday. Both Schaumburg and Buffalo Grove police have reported road salt thefts fro...
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This Valentine's Day, Lake County churches give the gift of counselingFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - A box of chocolates. A dozen long-stemmed red roses. A set of diamond earrings. And perhaps some marital advice? This Valentine's Day, Lake County sheriff's office emplo...