McHenry County
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Algonquin trustee against Clean Cities program; says global warming naturalDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Mankind should not be blamed for global warming, Algonquin Trustee Robert Smith says. If the planet is warming, and Smith says that is still iffy, it's just nature's way...
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New book recounts history of Lake County through the agesDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - It is remarkable that just 13 years after the formation of Lake County, its citizens endeavored to document the county's history. In 1852, Elijah Haines published the fi...
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Volunteers help underprivileged children shop for holiday fareDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Volunteers from Schaumburg to Sleepy Hollow put smiles on hundreds of little faces Saturday at two local Wal-Marts. The Elgin and East Dundee locations together hosted a...
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Libertyville reigns in Lake CountyDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - It was more than just a win in the 400-yard free relay for Libertyville. When the Wildcats' quartet of Stephen Wimmer, Kegan Rogers, Ben Glick and John Blankenhorn touch...
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'Double taxation' claims reverberate among Roselle fire district residentsDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Cries of double taxation are echoing throughout the Roselle Fire Protection District. Starting Jan. 1, about 11,000 residents living in unincorporated areas near Rosell...
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Kaneville woman charged with financial identify theftDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Deborah C. Irlbeck, 46, of the 2S100 block of Harter Road in Kaneville was arrested Friday on a warrant issued by Sugar Grove police, according to Investigator John Size...
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Conant clutch down stretch for third MSL win this weekDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Conant may have accomplished a first in Mid-Suburban League girls basketball history. The Cougars won their third conference game in one week Saturday. Because of schedu...
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U-46 not banking on aid from SpringfieldDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - New desks and chairs aren't usually luxury items for Elgin Area School District U-46 students. They soon could be. Still waiting on upward of $6 million in promised sta...
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3 charged in Gurnee gas station robberyDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Two men were ordered held Saturday on $2 million bond for their alleged roles in an armed robbery at a Gurnee gas station. Kavin Spivey, 29, and Travis L. Fleming, 36, b...
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Library taxes worth every pennyDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Who loves to pay taxes? Nobody I know, but in the words of Benjamin Franklin, "'In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes." Looking back at...