McHenry County
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Campton gives OK to wind turbineSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Coming soon to the Campton Hills skyline: A 120-foot wind turbine. The galvanized steel structure won approval Tuesday from village trustees, who authorized a special-u...
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Police chief might lose 'interim' tagSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Law enforcement limbo continues in Island Lake after the village board recently shot down a plan to cut the pay of interim police chiefs. Mayor Tom Hyde and the board ha...
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Depth gives Knights a boostSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Going into Tuesday's Mid-Suburban League girls golf triangular at Fox Run Links, Prospect and host Conant had both gone through most of the league with just a single los...
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Diamond composed of Beethoven's hairSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - The next time you think about Ludwig van Beethoven, forget about the piano or his famous lilting Moonlight sonata or even his powerful Symphony No. 9. Think of his shock...
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Briefs: Bialing Xia elected to Cabot boardSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - AURORA -- Cabot Microelectronics Corp., a supplier to the semiconductor industry, said Tuesday Bailing Xia has been elected to its board of directors. Xia, 52, is the ch...
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School leaders balance security, accessibilitySep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Three shootings in six days struck schools in Colorado, Wisconsin and rural Pennsylvania last year. Far more routine and discreet, the pressures of cyber-bullying and o...
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Bartlett's new train station on trackSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - The Metra station in downtown Bartlett dates back to 1873, making it the oldest operating depot on the line. It's a distinction officials have been looking to drop for y...
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Police beatSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Geneva • Joseph M. Nathan, 18, of 227½ N. First St., was charged with retail theft after stealing a box of Claritin tablets, valued at $11.49, Saturday morning from Rile...
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New Fox Valley parks leader eyes riverfront open spaceSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Fox Valley Park District's new board president says her main priorities are to preserve open space along the riverfront and continue to care for Aurora's inner-city park...
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Study finds we lose 2 days a year to commutingSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - What would you do with an extra 46 hours this year? Relax with the family? Extend that vacation? Sleep in? Instead, you spend that much time or more sitting in the car s...