Kane County
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South Elgin police get new contract, raisesOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - After 17 months of policing the streets of South Elgin without a contract, officers have finally inked a deal with the village. The three-year agreement, finalized Wedn...
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Streamwood to hold 'lights on' version of haunted houseOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Halloween fun for kids: The Streamwood Park District's Trail of Terror continues to scare teens and adults every Friday and Saturday night through Halloween, but there a...
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Cook library expansion plans going onlineOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - As the Cook Memorial Public Library District board nears a decision on which of two possible expansion plans it will pursue, patrons soon can turn to the Internet for a ...
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Elgin police officer nothing but lazyOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - I am an ex-police officer who earned three commendations for exemplary performance of duty and was shot once in the line of duty. Recently, I was involved in a car acc...
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Medical providers make abortion easyOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - I am so happy that my mother did not read editorials supporting Planned Parenthood. The reality of this situation is that doctors and nurses have become the judge and j...
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Wave's Lucas healthy; Bartlett's Salinas setOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - St. Edward senior Ashley Lucas has plenty of reasons to smile these days. Lucas, whose sophomore and junior years were marred by injury, finished second at the recent Su...
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Elgin man accused of shooting at his wifeOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - A 52-year-old Elgin man remained in the McHenry County jail Thursday, a day after his arrest on allegations he shot at his estranged wife near a busy Crystal Lake inters...
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Paralyzed ex-athlete a survivorOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Rocky Clark is a fighter. The paralyzed man from South suburban Robbins proved that again Thursday -- victoriously battling a perilous bout of pneumonia that kept him in...
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Hastert leaving early, or is he?Oct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Aides say former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert now plans to resign from Congress sooner than expected -- though he himself isn't confirming that....
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Foster mother developed a rapport with studentsOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Lillie P. Thoms worked with students at Conant High School in Hoffman Estates for 13 years, but not in a classroom. The busy corridors and cafeteria were her classrooms,...