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Wirtz's ties to Lake CountySep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - William W. Wirtz was visible as the Chicago Blackhawks' owner, but Lake County is where he pursued some of his other interests. One of the few herds of beef cattle in th...
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How the Internet will change libraries is at the front of my mindSep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - One could make the case that libraries as we know them are an endangered species. Ordinary people are saying, "In the age of the Internet, when everyone has a computer,...
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More Thomas train sets recalledSep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Oak Brook-based RC2 Corp., the designer of collectible toys, said it's voluntarily recalling 269,000 Chinese-made Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway products, the second su...
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Pilot loved flying for charity groupSep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Relatives of a Wauconda business owner and pilot who died in a plane crash Wednesday are remembering him as a soft-hearted man who loved flying. Paul Harris, 57, was hea...
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Train horns to fall silent Oct. 12Sep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - The Canadian National train line will officially go quiet Oct. 12. The 10 towns along the line in Lake and Cook counties filed paperwork for a quiet corridor last Thurs...
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Learning chess from a grandmasterSep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Six-year-old Tristan Cooper's gaze follows the pieces on the checkered board in front of him. The enraptured first-grader is the youngest member of a new ches...
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Round-up: Alfaro's goal and assist pace PanthersSep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Round Lake's boys soccer team picked up another win Wednesday night. Gilberto Alfaro and Cesar Garcia scored, as the Panthers and keeper Joe Landa shut out visiting Vern...
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Chefs to capture nature at its best at Edible Harvest festSep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Three cooks will be given 45 minutes and a surprise bounty of local produce to create one memorable dish. Among the competitors will be Joshua Grabowsky, who runs a pers...
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Vernon Hills puts it awaySep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - For the first game and part of the second Wednesday, Vernon Hills and Mundelein were locked in a close, point-for-point contest. But about halfway through Game 2, the Co...
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EJ&E buyer will meet with MetraSep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - With Canadian National Railway agreeing to buy much of the Chicago area's EJ&E railroad Wednesday, Metra's much-anticipated STAR Line project linking the Northwest and W...