Vernon Hills
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Naperville company's elf site gains worldwide followingDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - You can Elf Yourself. Again. Office Max returns this year with the free Web site, www.ElfYourself.com, where you can scan in your photo, attach it to a dancing elf and s...
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Saw, grist mills a vital part of county's early growthDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - Between 1835 and 1839, 13 sawmills were built on the Des Plaines River and its tributaries throughout the Chicago region. However, the number of sawmills dwindled in the...
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Nominate your favorite displaysDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - What could be better than driving around to see holiday lights with the family or friends? It's free (well, except for the gas), cozy (as long as the car heater works) a...
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Fighting AIDS a world awayDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - Almost a world away from Zambia at a retirement home in Lincolnshire, volunteers spent Saturday assembling kits for caregivers of those infected with HIV in the African ...
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Naming all species was man's lifelong passionDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - Ever since college botany I have been fascinated by the work of Carl Linnaeus, the 18th century Swedish scientist who created a system for naming plants and animals. I w...
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These Santas salute sailors with free Christmas treesNov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - For many of us, the holidays bring joy and cheerful spirits. But the time can also reinforce feelings of loneliness and isolation. So if improving the holidays for milit...
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Convicted ex-cops' attorney says evidence tampered withNov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - Lawyers for two former police officers convicted of beating a man during an off-duty altercation are asking a McHenry County judge to appoint a special prosecutor to inv...
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Gurnee police seeking three who robbed woman at gas stationNov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - Gurnee police are searching for three suspects wanted for robbing a Glenview woman at gunpoint at a gas station Friday morning, then firing two shots at a clerk who trie...
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14th Congressional District candidate keeps ballot spotNov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - Mysterious congressional candidate Michael Dilger is likely to remain on the primary election ballot after a state elections official recommended quashing objections to ...
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Stevenson ranked for helping all studentsNov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - Compliments don't shock anyone at Stevenson High School. The Lincolnshire school, after all, has cultivated a reputation for excellence over the years, one that's garner...