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Giraffe figurine providing good leads, coroner saysNov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - Investigators trying to identify a dead man found over the weekend near Park City have some "promising leads," Lake County Coroner Richard Keller said Tuesday. Newspaper...
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Burlington-Central band on national stage againNov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - Tom Turkey and Big Bird balloons may get all the looks during the McDonald's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Chicago. But the Burlington-Central High School marching band wi...
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Dist. 203 says your tax bill will go upNov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - The average Naperville homeowner will see a 2.5 percent increase on the Naperville Unit District 203 portion of their property tax bill next spring. The district' s tent...
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Ice cream bells will ring in Sugar GroveNov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - To ban or not to ban was the burning question in late summer when the Sugar Grove village board first discussed concerns regarding ice cream vendors. Three months later,...
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Friends to hold a benefit in memory of kids' fatherNov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - A motorcycle accident in August took the life of a 36-year-old Crystal Lake father of three, Lloyd Thomas, when he collided with a 2004 Honda Pilot on Butterfield Road i...
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Man admits killings to reporters
Nov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - INDEPENDENCE, Mo. -- The father of two Kansas City-area children whose remains were found in a shallow grave more than three years after they disappeared confessed publi...
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W. Dundee ponders what to do about eroding Fox River banksNov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - West Dundee trustees are thankful this fall hasn't brought more rain, which could have caused the Fox River's level to rise, making the erosion problem worse. It's bad a...
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South Elgin riverfront to be spiffed up thanks to grantNov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - South Elgin's portion of the banks along the Fox River by the State Street Bridge has definitely seen better days. But now that the village has received a grant from Kan...
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Mundelein trustee facing DUI chargesNov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - A Mundelein trustee is facing DUI charges stemming from an arrest last week, authorities said Tuesday. Jim Nutschnig, 61, was arrested early Nov. 13 in Vernon Hills. He ...
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What can you do? Watch recall notices
Nov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- As 2007 rounds the bend with a record number of toy recalls, even toy companies say more are likely during the holiday shopping season. "We know some of th...