Cook County
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Looking back at baseball, looking ahead to footballAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - It's that time again. On the eve of the 2007 high school football season kickoff, I figured this would be a good time to take a look back at one of the area highlights t...
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Mosquitoes waiting for a hot spellAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - With a nonstop deluge turning the suburbs into bayou country, many are wondering if recent storms mean an onslaught of mosquitoes. And are they infected with West Nile v...
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Two titles for Lake Villa Pony teamAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Baseball Tournament wins: The post-season Pony tournament team from Lake Villa recently swept their way to consecutive tournament titles. In mid-July, Lake Villa went 5...
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Fatal motorcycle crash ruled an accidentAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - The death of a South Elgin motorcyclist was ruled accidental by a Kane County Coroner's jury Wednesday. But one question still surrounds the July 13 crash --whether the ...
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Wind, rain hit suburbs; building portion caves inAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Gusting wind and drenching rain blasted DuPage County and the Northwest suburbs this afternoon, injuring dozens of people, felling parts of buildings and homes and causi...
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Jenisch might run for county board againAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - A former state leader may ask for his old job back on the DuPage County Board. Bloomingdale Republican Roger Jenisch is "considering" running for District 1 in the Febru...
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Local programs in line for Kane County's riverboat cashAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - More than 40 Kane County charitable organizations, community groups and government agencies will split nearly $1 million in county riverboat grants under a proposal unve...
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Hotel: No room for Minuteman Project meetingAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - A seminar expected to draw dozens of illegal immigration foes and perhaps hundreds of protesters to Crystal Lake on Saturday is in jeopardy after the hotel hosting the e...
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Two 15-year-olds charged in slayingAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - It was supposed to be Francisco J. Baiza's first day at Addison Trail High School. Instead, his family gathered Wednesday to make the 14-year-old Addison boy's funeral a...
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Lightning ignites fire at juvenile detention facilityAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - A lighting strike sparked a fire today at Lake County's criminal detention facility for juveniles. The blaze was reported about 3:40 p.m. at the complex, formally called...