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Antioch first in illinois to ban phosphorus in fertilizerOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Concern over lake pollution has prompted Antioch to be the first community in the state to ban lawn fertilizers containing phosphorus. Environmentalists are cheering vil...
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Panel backs Cook County health bureau's freedomOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - A report recommending that Cook County turn over its health care system to an independent board was met with varying degrees of enthusiasm Tuesday. That lukewarm recepti...
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Butterfield School: A positive atmosphereOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Butterfield School Address: 1441 W. Lake St., Libertyville Phone: (847) 362-3120 District's name and Web site: Libertyville Elementary District...
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Panel gives thumbs-down to Villa Olivia planOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Elgin planning commission members Monday night voted against a proposed development on what's now the Villa Olivia Country Club. As proposed, the development would inclu...
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Teen gets 4 years for fatal DUI crashOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Ramiro Granados started drinking about the time he was old enough to drive a car. Not long afterward, as he sped drunk down the streets of Inverness, his habit took the ...
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Dist. 15 to take a look at short-term bus solutionsOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - A temporary fix could be coming to alleviate problems with Palatine Township Elementary District 15's bus service. Officials are working this week to add buses and shift...
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Digital distress: PDAs a real pain on the thumbsOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Your thumbs may be paying the price for having technology at your fingertips. "BlackBerry thumb," the catch-all phrase used to describe a repetitive stress injury of th...
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New library plans excite Sugar GroveOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - The Sugar Grove village board gave the library district approval on Tuesday to move ahead with plans to build a 27,800-square-foot, $8 million library on 5 acres on Mun...
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Social Security recipients to get 2.3 percent adjustment
Oct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Come January, Social Security benefits for nearly 50 million Americans are going up 2.3 percent, the smallest increase in four years. It will mean an extra...
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Lisle man admits providing drugs in fatal overdoseOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - A Lisle man was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for giving his neighbor enough of an illegal drug that could "kill a rhino" he warned her before she died. Albert ...