McHenry County
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Pick your pumpkins, fall veggies and decorations from these 'patches'Oct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - When you're adorning your home with fall finery, it takes more than just pumpkins. Locally, you can gather different vegetables, straw, hay and Indian corn. Make a stop ...
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Green houses, lesser effectsOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - It's a fact of life in Kane County -- farmers sell their land, and houses spring up where cornfields once stood. After the subdivisions are built, strip malls often foll...
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Teachers picket Dist. 211 meetingOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Under cloudy skies, more than 900 members of the Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 teachers union assembled outside Palatine High School, as the threat of a s...
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Enjoy a blood martini or other seasonal treats this weekOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - RA Sushi restaurant at 2601 Aviator Lane in Glenview, will host a Halloween Bash from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. Oct. 31. Diners are invited to wear their costumes that will be ju...
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Briefs: 4 schools locked downOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Four schools in Community Unit District 300 were locked down Thursday morning after a student spotted a suspicious van outside Hampshire Elementary School, district offi...
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Briefs: Village backs fire contractOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Village backs fire contract Elk Grove Village trustees have approved a new five-year pact with the union representing its firefighters. The contract covers Elk Grove Vi...
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Learning the A, B, Cs of playoff footballOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Anyone with a 3-year-old and 1-year-old knows once you get the "A-B-C-D-E-F-G" song in your head, it can stay there for awhile. See what I mean? And since I can't get it...
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Shamrox are back in actionOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - For Chicago Shamrox fans, the game is on. Nine days after canceling the 2008 season, National League Lacrosse officials announced a long-term agreement with the players ...
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'A jewel hidden under a rock'Oct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Driving along Lake Street through Grayslake, one may pass by the little white church and not notice it. There certainly are larger churches in the village. But member Bi...
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LZ's 'D' simply gets the job doneOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - During an 11-on-11 drill in practice this week, on a vast field behind Lake Zurich's field house with that "Bear Country" water tower in the background, a defense came a...