Vernon Hills
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Grant's Shields making all the right movesJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Fun is no problem for Grant senior guard Mike Shields. And neither is focus. But sometimes Shields is so focused on basketball it may look like he's not having much fun....
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Long Grove closing in on special tax districtJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Long Grove is one step closer to establishing a tax increment financing district in town, but the issue hasn't been without its opponents. Residents have been circulati...
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Hospital aims to expand in GrayslakeJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Following rejection from Condell Medical Center on a proposal to merge, Lake Forest Hospital officials are refocusing their efforts on their Grayslake campus. In a lett...
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Will Grant be dethroned?Jan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Will this be the year Grant is dethroned as the North Suburban Conference wrestling champion? After winning the past five NSC titles, the seventh-ranked Bulldogs are exp...
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Forest board looks for land-buy cashJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - After approving $42 million in land buys in a single day last week, the Lake County Forest Preserve District has been getting more calls than usual from would-be sellers...
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Methode to lay off 125 area plant workersJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Methode Electronics Inc. said Thursday it will stop making one of its oldest products -- the simple plug-in connector with tiny prongs that mates with another connector ...
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Nelson's leap to pool ends up holding waterJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Vernon Hills junior Cliff Nelson played basketball as a freshman. The 5-foot-6 Nelson, who carries a 4.3 weighted GPA, made a logical decision to switch sports going int...
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Briefs:Derailment causes delaysJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - A freight train derailment near Antioch early Thursday caused temporary delays on Metra, officials said. The freight train carrying coal was headed to Green Bay, Wis., o...
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Wintrust Financial buying back sharesJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - LAKE FOREST -- Wintrust Financial Corp. on Thursday announced it has authorized the repurchase up to 1 million shares over the next year, or about 4 percent of its share...
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Protesters prefer pigs over pricey water tower, wellJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - A handful of Island Lake residents lent an oink of support Thursday night to a man fighting a village proposal for a water tower and well next to his home. In recognitio...