Lake County
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Projects facing the ax in state budgetAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Millions of dollars for everything from a Sicilian delegation's suburban visit to new police cars were stricken from the state budget Thursday by Gov. Rod...
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Lake County chairman declares state of emergencyAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Lake County Board Chairwoman Suzi Schmidt has declared Lake County is in a state of emergency and disaster. By itself, the declaration has no real impact. But it paves t...
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Fluke front is to blame for all this rainAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Will it ever stop raining? State climatologists and meteorologists say yes, but just not right now. Experts say that's because the heavy August rainfall on northern Il...
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We might be in time, Gurnee mayor saysAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Gurnee Mayor Kristina Kovarik said today that the massive volunteer effort to sandbag homes and businesses along the Des Plaines River may save the village from terrible...
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Parolee is living proof of the power of faithAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - The Lake County sheriff's office was a revival tent Tuesday for a demonstration on how the power of faith can transform men and institutions. The focus was Eugene Tannie...
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Gurnee getting ready for the floodAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Whirring front-end loaders, sweating volunteers and piles of sand were part of a flood-prevention effort launched Thursday in Gurnee. It's not a question of whether the ...
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Six hurt in last night's fire at Lake County juvenile centerAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Six people were injured in a fire at Lake County's juvenile detention facility near Vernon Hills yesterday. None was hurt badly, authorities said today. The victims were...
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Colleges offer ways to put B.S. into your degreeAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Buffy 101 Local colleges offer many ways to put the B.S. into your degree The alarm went off at 7:15 a.m., leaving you plenty of time to get ready for your 8 a.m. class....
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Floodwater takes its time to reach riversAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Hydrologists say predicting the pace of downstream flooding on the Fox and Des Plaines rivers is tricky. Rita Lee, a hydrologist with the Illinois Department of Natural ...
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Fake credit cards found in DeerfieldAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - A check of a suspicious car led Deerfield police to uncover an extensive fake credit card scam with ties to New York, authorities said Wednesday. Police found 100 fake c...