McHenry County
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ECC fitness center open to all students - for a feeJan 03, 2008 10:00 pm - A New Year's resolution for a fitter, leaner self recently became easier for Elgin Community College students. The college's board of trustees in December approved a $3...
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Learning MySpace: It's now a college classJan 02, 2008 10:00 pm - Students often get in trouble for logging onto social networking sites like MySpace or Facebook during class. At Elgin Community College, they're actually encouraging th...
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Some say smoke ban may help on borderJan 02, 2008 10:00 pm - Tavern owners on both sides of the Wisconsin border are wondering which way customers will drift under Illinois' new no-smoking law. Throughout the smoking debate, Illin...
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3 Rolling Meadows pals ready for IraqJan 02, 2008 10:00 pm - For a small suburb, Rolling Meadows is making a big statement in Iraq this month. Two of its longtime families are sending three Marines to their first overseas assignme...
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Home Depot to close suburban call centerJan 02, 2008 10:00 pm - Hundreds of suburban workers got the news this holiday season that their jobs are being cut, according to the Warn Report, in which companies warn the state of Illinois ...
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Counties sue over special electionJan 02, 2008 10:00 pm - Election authorities in Kane, DuPage and six other jurisdictions in the 14th Congressional District are suing Gov. Rod Blagojevich, saying he didn't give them enough tim...
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Police admit ID checks in casinos turn up more than problem gamblersJan 02, 2008 10:00 pm - When the Illinois Gaming Board first proposed checking IDs of patrons to keep problem gamblers out of casinos, the Illinois casino industry objected with high-minded con...
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Democrats disagree on budget reformJan 02, 2008 10:00 pm - John Moynihan, who's challenging 56th District state Rep. Paul Froehlich in the Feb. 5 Democratic primary, might be described as a one-issue candidate. But when that iss...
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Former Elgin deputy in hospital after fightJan 02, 2008 10:00 pm - A former Elgin deputy police chief was hospitalized after trying to break up a fight that four men are accused of starting when they couldn't get into a New Year's Eve p...
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Abortions at times can be a necessityJan 02, 2008 10:00 pm - I for one believe in pro-choice. All the trouble-makers who have their sickening marches just make me want to throw up. Years ago when I lived in Norridge, there was a s...