McHenry County
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Family mourns ComEd workerAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Daniel Yost had only been working as a full-time ComEd lineman for a few weeks. Finished with his training, friends and family say, Yost was excited to remove his "in-tr...
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LaSalle employees warn of ripples from merger layoffsAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - More than 10,500 jobs in Cook, Lake, DuPage and Will counties -- including about 4,150 at LaSalle Bank -- could be eliminated in the next two years with its purchase by ...
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Tornado warning for Tri-Cities as storm approachesAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Residents are being urged to take shelter as severe storms capable of producing 70 mph winds move into western Kane County. The National Weather Service has issued a to...
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Back to school a big deal for one studentAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Mathematics should be a breeze this year for 11-year-old Morgan Demming. The Central Middle School sixth-grader spent her entire summer bucking the odds. D...
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Expect another pulse-pounding thrillerAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - A couple of coaches inadvertently compared the East Suburban Catholic Conference football race to an Oscar-winning movie. "The usual suspects," said both Nazareth coach ...
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Why is Ryan still free?Aug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - With little left to rule on now that an appellate court has taken over her case, U.S. District Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer was left Wednesday to attend to the menial details...
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Manhunt under way in Barrington Hills; students delayed in leaving schoolAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Barrington Hills police were searching for two robbery suspects on foot at mid-afternoon today. Police were not commenting sand details are sketchy, but officials at Bar...
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Huntley loses longtime farmer, public servantAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Fred Ahrens, a witness to Huntley's agricultural history who spent much of his later years chronicling that past, died Monday at his home. Ahrens' voice can still be hea...
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German shepherd group sets deadline for trialsAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Lincolnwood Training Club for German Shepherd Dogs has set 6 p.m. Wednesday as its deadline to enter the Obedience and Rally Trials to be held Sept. 16 on the club groun...
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Be safe after floodwater ebbsAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - The dangers of floods continue even after the water recedes. The real safety challenge, according to the Lake County Health Department, might be cleaning up in the flood...