McHenry County
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New Year's revelry doesn't have to cost a fortuneDec 27, 2007 10:00 pm - The holidays can be hard on the budget. But even if you maxed out your credit cards for Christmas, you don't have to stay home watching TV on New Year's Eve. We've track...
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2007 retrospectiveDec 27, 2007 10:00 pm - It was a year of highs, lows, hellos, good-byes, surprising turnarounds and near-misses. Cabela's and the Chicago Shamrox debuted in Hoffman Estates, as did Bartlett's n...
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All signs point toward new criminal courts buildingDec 27, 2007 10:00 pm - The need for new courtrooms for the Waukegan courthouse may lead to construction of a new building on some of the last vacant ground in the downtown area. The stars seem...
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Superintendent pay tops year's newsDec 27, 2007 10:00 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46 Superintendent Connie Neale made news all year long. And it wasn't for pulling the district out of financial and academic distress. Neale...
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Storms lead 2007 local news frontDec 27, 2007 10:00 pm - As we huddled in the concrete stairwells of the Daily Herald Office Center during a severe storm warning the afternoon of Aug. 23, we had no idea of the devastation that...
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Bus company shut down after crashDec 27, 2007 10:00 pm - A charter bus company involved in a deadly crash last month must immediately shut down because it is an "imminent hazard to public safety," federal officials said Thursd...
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If you're a kid free-throw whiz, this contest is for youDec 27, 2007 10:00 pm - The annual Free Throw Shooting Contest, hosted by the Knights of Columbus Council 654 and the Elks Lodge 737 Elgin, will be held Saturday. For kids who like basketball, ...
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Huntley schools mail fraud a cloudy issueDec 27, 2007 10:00 pm - Huntley Unit District 158's complaint with the U.S. Postal Service probably won't result in criminal charges, postal service and state election officials said Thursday. ...
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Foundation ready for pool to be a realityDec 27, 2007 10:00 pm - After 40 years in existence, the Wauconda Pool Foundation believes it is closer than ever to the sounds of kids playing in a village pool. "We're really plugging for it,...
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Schaumburg looks at kitty controlDec 27, 2007 10:00 pm - Schaumburg officials are considering a new, humane method of controlling wild cat populations that recently became permitted throughout most of Cook County. The county o...