Vernon Hills
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Ex-janitor charged with taking church safe from St. Patrick'sJan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - A Wadsworth man was charged with burglary in connection with the theft of a safe from a church. Lake County sheriff's police said Monday that Jonathan Janda, 27, stole a...
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She led Girl Scouts in Des Plaines for 30 yearsJan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - In December, Evalyn J. Mikes received a rare memento from the Girl Scouts of America: her 70-year membership pin. Family members and colleagues in the Girl Scouts say he...
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A tree-hugger in age of strip malls, Graham had courageJan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - On the last day of 2007, my family was sledding down a hill at the Lakewood Forest Preserve near Wauconda. Snowflakes were falling. The fastest sleds made it all the way...
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Chasing toll cheats can be profitableJan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Tollway officials have long said the purpose of the high fines levied on toll cheats is not to make money. But they are making money -- lots of it -- just the same. The ...
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Ela Township voters to get pink ballot as well as usual oneJan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - A filing mix-up means Ela Township voters are in for an election bonus -- two ballots to fill out Feb. 5. A referendum question about garbage collection in unincorporate...
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Kildeer officer charged with DUI, speedingJan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - A Kildeer police officer traveling 61 mph over the speed limit was arrested and charged with DUI, Lake Count sheriff's police said Monday. Officer Suzan Jackson, 42, fac...
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Antioch won't reimburse trustee for legal expensesJan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - It doesn't look like Antioch Trustee Bob McCarty is going to be getting any assistance from the village on his legal bills. The village's attorney presented a letter to ...
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Abbott's Humira sales hit $3 billion last yearJan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Abbott Laboratories' anti- inflammatory medicine Humira exceeded $3 billion in global sales for the first time in 2007, chief financial officer Thomas Freyman said. Humi...
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The art of gentility is not lost at private club in Vernon HillsJan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Popular opinion might dictate that American culture can be encapsulated in simple iconic images: those of baseball, mom's apple pie, hamburgers, jeans and white T-shirts...
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Briefs: Gardening helpJan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - A new Web site from the University of Illinois Extension gives home gardeners and professional horticulturalists access to practical information about plant pests, disea...