Kane County
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Shallow roots may be culprit in uprooted treesAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - For someone with a huge oak tree resting on her roof and deck, Debbie Williams was relatively unfazed. "We're counting our blessings," the Medinah resident said Friday....
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Elgin brothers accused of stealing hardwood flooringAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Two Elgin brothers were accused Thursday of stealing 80 boxes of flooring material, police said. Juan, 32, and Jesus Picasso, 21, both of 315 N. Gifford St., Elgin, were...
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Minutemen out, but protests going onAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - The Illinois Minuteman Project isn't coming to McHenry County today, but protesters for and against the group still are. The two sides of the illegal immigration debate ...
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Marmion spoils South Elgin's bid for 1st winAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - What looked like would be a nip-and-tuck battle early took a turn for the worse for the South Elgin Storm football team as it lost 45-12 to the Marmion Academy Cadets Fr...
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Notes on ReligionAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Notes on religion E-mail DuPageFaith@dailyherald.com or fax items to (630) 955-0895. The Swaminarayan Mandir in Bartlett was presented with an award declaring it one of ...
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Mom shelters bus full of kids from stormAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - For Sarah Traxler, it just came naturally. The mother of three had an ear to the phone and an eye on the weather Thursday when she caught the unusual sight of a school ...
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11 months later, tollway fines comingAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - After nearly a year, the tollway finally started sending out violation notices to toll cheats Thursday en masse. The notices will include all violations that have been r...
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Legislators angry Blagojevich visits day after cutsAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Suburban lawmakers were stunned Friday to find Gov. Rod Blagojevich touring area flooding and promising to do all he could to help, given that just 24 hou...
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Greene Field Park to get a makeoverAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Baby boomers and little tykes alike should find Aurora's Greene Field Park more appealing once it's made over, Fox Valley Park District leaders say. The west-side park, ...
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Rain recedes but waters climb and power still outAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - An estimated 118,000 homes are still without electricity today as crews worked to restore power to the storm-ravaged suburbs. The bulk of the outages continue to be in t...