Vernon Hills Schools
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Mundelein shuts down Libertyville's 'engine'Jan 16, 2009 10:00 pm - Stopping a shooter from fattening up sometimes requires just denying the hand that feeds. Take Mundelein's girls basketball team, for example. "(Hannah Walton) did a gre...
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Another snow day may mean shorter summerJan 16, 2009 10:00 pm - It's 6 a.m. and kids huddle around the computer with bated breath. Then comes the Web posting: School's closed. This week's subzero temperatures shuttered many Chicago-a...
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Security upgraded at Lake County buildingJan 15, 2009 10:00 pm - It became a little safer in the Lake County building in Waukegan this week. New metal detectors at all the entrances were installed for use by Andy Frain Security office...
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'I was awed by what happened'Jan 15, 2009 10:00 pm - During the holidays, it's easy to think in terms of wants and needs. "I want this. I need that." Many of us get caught up in our desires to acquire the latest and greate...
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District 95 not confident about Lake Zurich extending TIF lifeJan 15, 2009 10:00 pm - Lake Zurich Unit District 95 officials say they want more information before they can sign off on Lake Zurich's plan to extend the life of a special taxing district esta...
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Not just any ol' seniorsJan 15, 2009 10:00 pm - It's a rite of passage in most athletic circles. If you're the rookie, you're also the team gopher, the ball boy, the locker room cleaner-upper. It's how you earn your s...
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Cougars' Schock surges back, but Patriots too toughJan 15, 2009 10:00 pm - Vernon Hills junior Mike Schock reintroduced himself to the upper echelon of varsity swimming Thursday in a North Suburban Conference home dual meet against Stevenson. ...
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Martino, Mead carry Wauconda to OT winJan 15, 2009 10:00 pm - Wauconda's girls basketball team won another thriller over Vernon Hills. The visiting Bulldogs prevailed 52-46 in overtime Thursday night in North Suburban Prairie Divis...
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Lake County briefsJan 15, 2009 10:00 pm - Help clean a preserve Grab some work gloves Saturday and join other volunteers to clean up the Grant Woods Forest Preserve near Lake Villa. The cleanup effort, open to p...
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Comments on story about sex offender may lead to jail timeJan 14, 2009 10:00 pm - Round Lake Park police say an online tip from an ex-girlfriend was what sparked an investigation of a convicted sex offender just one day after he was put on probation. ...