Kane County
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Longtime Lombard manager calls it quitsNov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - Lombard's longtime village manager is preparing to turn in his keys to the municipal building. William Lichter is planning to retire June 1 from the manager position he'...
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McHenry Co. deaths ruled homicide-suicideNov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - A Crystal Lake woman murdered her 7-year-old daughter and then tucked the girl in bed, her arms wrapped around two stuffed animals, before driving to a set of railroad t...
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Parody has a lot of mistaken identityNov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - Think of Shakespeare parading around in modern dress but speaking his own poetic language. Students at Lake Park High School in Roselle plan to do just that. Using mod...
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Ela Township assessor quitsNov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - Ela Township Assessor Pamela Hoffman will resign her post today after 13 years with the township. Hoffman was re-elected as part of Township Supervisor Lucy Prouty's sla...
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Fermilab scientists help make major astrophysics discoveryNov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - Fermilab scientists have contributed to the discovery of the origin of cosmic rays, a feat they say will lead to a better understanding of galaxies. An international col...
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Rolling Meadows mayor reviews major projectsNov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - Rolling Meadows Mayor Ken Nelson outlined the status of major economic development projects -- such as redevelopment of the vacant Dominick's supermarket and the Woodfie...
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Tell me how you feel about Dist. 211 strikeNov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - By the time you read this, we'll know if there's a teachers' strike in Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211. Admittedly, that's where most of my time has been sp...
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On life and death matters, we must resist dealing in speculationNov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - Speculation is about the only stock in trade for some mysteries. But that doesn't excuse openly dealing in the commodity An Austin, Texas-based PR agent offered us an in...
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Briefs: Harbor funding droppedNov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - More than $23 million in federal funds earmarked to clean Waukegan Harbor will be disbursed elsewhere. The U.S. EPA said Wednesday it is ending an agreement to design th...
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Group finds gaps in care for disabledNov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - The increase of mentally ill and disabled people in Kane County calls for improvements in providing and funding special services, according to the county's League of Wom...