McHenry County
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Lake Zurich puts Band-Aid on shortfallDec 03, 2007 10:00 pm - The Lake Zurich village board Monday night voted to make up for a roughly $750,000 shortfall in anticipated revenue from the village's special tax increment financing di...
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Carpentersville mulls gasoline taxDec 03, 2007 10:00 pm - Carpentersville leaders are revisiting a proposal to impose a motor fuel tax to maintain the village's street and sidewalk improvement program. The village's audit and f...
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Gurnee getting red-light camerasDec 03, 2007 10:00 pm - Gurnee became the latest suburb Monday night to approve installation of red-light cameras at six busy intersections. Village trustees voted in favor of the three-year de...
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3 Aurora children die in Okla. crashDec 03, 2007 10:00 pm - Three Aurora children died early today in a car crash in western Oklahoma after their father apparently fell asleep at the wheel, officials say. Leonel Hernandez, his fo...
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Des Plaines leaders raise fees and taxesDec 03, 2007 10:00 pm - Des Plaines aldermen after much discussion Monday night approved a $129.1 million budget for next year. To help pay for the city's planned expenditures, they backed tax ...
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Lake Co. wants federal flood fundsDec 03, 2007 10:00 pm - Months after Lake County was drenched by heavy rains and ensuing floods, county leaders are preparing to ask federal officials for aid that could prevent such problems f...
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Area musical groups team to put on massive holiday concertDec 02, 2007 10:00 pm - Local high school and college vocalists will unite to form the Holiday Festival Chorus at this year's Holiday Showcase at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates. Students ...
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Court's 'comedy of errors'Dec 02, 2007 10:00 pm - Judges ordering defendants to pay fines for their misdeeds is a daily occurrence around the McHenry County courthouse. Last week, a state appeals court ordered a role re...
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Schaumburg teen starring in first filmDec 02, 2007 10:00 pm - Countless young people dream of Hollywood stardom and a singing career. Few, however, actually leave home and high school at 16 to move to Los Angeles in pursuit of such...
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Briefs: Referendum group meetsDec 02, 2007 10:00 pm - Referendum group meets A meeting of citizen's forming a referendum committee for the Fox Lake Public Library will meet at 7 p.m. on Dec. 4 at the Patryn Residence, 36364...