McHenry County
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Lions, Leos helping one of their own who is in needNov 03, 2007 11:00 pm - About a month ago at a South Elgin village board meeting, I met Dave Bulkley, who has lived in town for 29 years with his wife, Mary. He told me that the summer floods d...
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Early town names reflect priorities of area's first settlersNov 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Lake County's rich tapestry of history is woven into the very fibers of its place names. Generally speaking, local places were named for settlers, area topography or Ame...
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Stevenson steamrolls to NSC titleNov 03, 2007 11:00 pm - En route to winning the North Suburban Conference meet for the second year in a row, the Stevenson girls swimming team was even more dominant this time. Among the highli...
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Movers & Shakers - Fox ValleyNov 03, 2007 11:00 pm - The Illinois Landscape Contractors Association elected Arlington Heights resident Matt Synnestvedt of Synnestvedt & Associates, Northbrook, president of its board of dir...
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Teacher of year credits Algonquin educationNov 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Math teacher Daniel Kuznik credits an Algonquin education with putting him on the road to success. Kuznik, recently named 2008 Indiana Teacher of the Year, said Algonqui...
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Sinking feeling hits hardNov 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Disappointment began to sink in as Rolling Meadows watched a Lake Zurich celebration from afar Saturday afternoon. The Mustangs weren't that far from being on the happy ...
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Wheaton handed 1st lossNov 03, 2007 11:00 pm - The men of Carthage were resolute in the end, and Wheaton College had its season-long unbeaten streak snapped in the process. Carthage scored five unanswered touchdowns ...
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Havel's special run endsNov 03, 2007 11:00 pm - PEORIA -- Hersey senior Kevin Havel had been waiting a long time for the 2007 state cross country meet. After placing fifth as a freshman, he had steadily gotten closer ...
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For Sheetz, history comes one score at a timeNov 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Batavia High School's football season is history -- in more ways than one. The Bulldogs' ouster from the state playoffs last week in East St. Louis pulled down the curta...
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Soccer store scores goal in ElginNov 03, 2007 11:00 pm - The window display changes from time to time at Deportes Ochoa, but brightly colored soccer jerseys there continually attract customers to the Elgin store. Deportes Och...