McHenry County
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Police beatDec 04, 2007 10:00 pm - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.
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33-year-old Fox Lake firehouse to get face-liftDec 04, 2007 10:00 pm - In a couple of months, Fox Lake firefighters won't have to walk past fire trucks and ambulances when heading from their bed to the kitchen. Fox Lake officials have appr...
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Prediction: More to comeDec 04, 2007 10:00 pm - Given the snow accumulations greeting the Chicago area this morning, it's perhaps not surprising to hear that for the winter ahead, more precipitation than normal is exp...
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Batavia will see higher sewer, electric ratesDec 04, 2007 10:00 pm - Batavia's 2008 budget calls for a 9 percent increase in residents' electric bills and a 5 percent increase in sewer bills. The City Council approved the $83 million budg...
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State losing high-pay jobsDec 04, 2007 10:00 pm - Northern Illinois University and other groups plan to release a report today that paints a sad trend of lower-paying jobs overtaking higher-paying ones in Illinois while...
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Barrington High School close to getting new principalDec 04, 2007 10:00 pm - Barrington High School could have a new permanent principal by as early as next month, officials said Tuesday. Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources Mike Johann g...
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In their own words, U.S. presidents tell of difficulties of the jobDec 04, 2007 10:00 pm - "How hard is it to be the president of the United States?," asked Justin Hinkeldey, 8, a second-grader at Robert Crown Elementary School in Wauconda. There have been 43 ...
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Elgin man pleads guilty in sex abuse caseDec 04, 2007 10:00 pm - A 20-year-old Elgin man has pleaded guilty to battery, which will lead to six years in prison on two unrelated charges. Tristan Bonds, of 309 Wilcok, had faced charges o...
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How parents adjusted after they heard school was canceledDec 04, 2007 10:00 pm - After vandals slashed the tires of school buses in Barrington, thousands of students and their parents had to readjust for the unexpected day off. Tamara Tabel, a mother...
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Was it murder or self-defense?Dec 04, 2007 10:00 pm - No one disputes the tragic end result of Daniel Vargas' Nov. 5, 2006, late-evening run-in with Anthony Brown. Vargas, a total stranger to Brown, fatally shot the teen. B...