McHenry County
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Suburban man's 22,500-mile trek through the Americas continuesNov 02, 2007 11:00 pm - From his first motorcycle ride to encounters with scorpions, Isai Madriz, of Montgomery, continues his 22,500-mile trek through the Americas. The 26-year-old set off fro...
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Des Plaines man to be sentenced for '75 abuseNov 02, 2007 11:00 pm - A Des Plaines man has admitted sexually abusing two sisters in Wisconsin during summer 1975. Ned N. Clesceri, 51, pleaded no contest this week to two charges of indecen...
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Briefs: Spiritual unity celebratedNov 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Today, more than 20 Des Plaines area faith-based groups and humanitarian organizations are celebrating the second annual Day of Spiritual Unity. Hosted by the Des Plaine...
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Killer loses bid for new testsNov 02, 2007 11:00 pm - A man serving a life sentence for the murder of the owner of a chain of appliance stores was turned down Friday in a bid for new testing of evidence in the case. James E...
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Hawthorn Woods cop back on the jobNov 02, 2007 11:00 pm - A former Hawthorn Woods police sergeant who said he was fired for seeking a unionized position is back working for the village, now as a patrol officer. "We've reached a...
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No charges yet in school threat caseNov 02, 2007 11:00 pm - A Fox Valley teenager who police said threatened a Columbine-style attack at Adlai E. Stevenson High School as a prank will not face federal charges, the U.S. attorney's...
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Proposed murder plea deal angers judgeNov 02, 2007 11:00 pm - A McHenry County judge delivered a scathing rebuke to county prosecutors and a murder suspect's defense team Friday after again rejecting a plea bargain proposal. In a l...
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Man admits to 2nd attackNov 02, 2007 11:00 pm - A man arrested earlier this week in an attempted sexual attack on a woman on a Wauconda jogging trail has confessed to a second incident and may be related to the most n...
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Builders turn to auctions as an alternativeNov 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Robert Lord builds stunning homes with million-dollar price tags. Generally the public does not even get to tour these homes because they are sold so quickly or built fo...
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Soapbox: Silly law; silly lawsuitNov 02, 2007 11:00 pm - It takes a highly elastic imagination to fathom just how the constitutional rights of Buffalo Grove atheist Robert Sherman or his daughter might be harmed by a newly req...