McHenry County
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Library's child, teen areas are 'shockingly popular'Dec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - In 1978, Mary Greenawalt, head of children's services at the Gail Borden Public Library in Elgin, wrote a successful grant proposal based on the concept that children le...
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Barrington hangs on; Wheeling, Hoffman winDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - Say what you want about its 0-7 record, but Elk Grove is going to make teams battle this season. Trailing Barrington by as many as 16 in the second half Saturday, the Gr...
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Bartlett crash sends three to hospitalDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - Three people were hospitalized after a Friday afternoon crash in Bartlett, police said. At about 2:25 p.m., the driver of a Ford Explorer going south on Newport Boulevar...
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Weather makes Des Plaines' fest wonderfulDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - On Saturday, Lake Opeka in Des Plaines really did look like Lake Wonderland, with its snow-covered banks and more than 30 trees all twinkling with lights. The storybook...
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A Chain speed limit? It works at Lake GenevaDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - Speed limits on the Chain O' Lakes? If you think it can't happen, look 30 miles to the northeast. There, you'll find Lake Geneva and speed limits of 35 mph on weekends a...
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Milestones for Moran, BensonDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - It happened in a blink of an eye with 7:28 remaining in the third quarter. With a flick of the wrist Jacobs senior John Moran swatted the basketball away, recovered it a...
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Bloomingdale Peace Corps worker killed in animal trap in S. AmericaDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - PARAMARIBO, Suriname -- A Peace Corps volunteer from Bloomingdale was killed in Suriname when she accidentally set off a gun rigged as an animal trap, police said. The w...
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Carpentersville teen killed in Algonquin Road crashDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - A Carpentersville teenager died in an accident early Saturday morning after police said the car he was driving crossed into oncoming traffic and hit another car head-on....
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Hannah merchandise sales heat upDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - Seven-year-old Teagan Jones and her little sister, Avery, hold Hannah Montana dance parties in the foyer of their Lake Zurich home while"Best of Both Worlds" blasts from...
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Stevenson snaps losing streakDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - Stevenson girls basketball coach Trish Betthauser injected some young blood into her starting lineup Saturday, and the end result was a win. Caitlin Morrissey scored a t...