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Waukegan attorney enters race for judgeAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Waukegan attorney Jay Ukena will run for the Democratic nomination for circuit judge in the spring primary. Ukena, a lawyer for 27 years, announced he will seek the righ...
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Gurnee getting ready for the floodAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Whirring front-end loaders, sweating volunteers and piles of sand were part of a flood-prevention effort launched Thursday in Gurnee. It's not a question of whether the ...
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Mount Prospect OKs break for Alter GroupAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Mount Prospect trustees voted this week to recommend a property tax incentive for The Alter Group, which is constructing two industrial buildings near the northwest corn...
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Kids learn the ropes of making exercise funAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - It's hard enough for kids to learn fitness is fun, part of a daily routine and -- heaven forbid -- good for them. But instead of a lecture or running on the spot, imagin...
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A little browsing musicAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Two full days of live entertainment are expected to jazz up the 38th Annual Glen Ellyn Festival of the Arts. Saturday is the Eclectic Picnic Music Experience, which feat...
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Six hurt in last night's fire at Lake County juvenile centerAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Six people were injured in a fire at Lake County's juvenile detention facility near Vernon Hills yesterday. None was hurt badly, authorities said today. The victims were...
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Victim finds all that glitter not goldAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - A 36-year-old Elgin woman thought she caught a deal Aug. 15, paying $4,800 for a gold bar worth $20,000. And she was helping someone's sick relative to boot. As unbeliev...
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Craft fair enhances market SaturdayAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - The village of Huntley's Farmers Market is well under way. It runs from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Saturday through Oct. 27 on Coral Street, between Church and Woodstock St...
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Ex-prime minister wins right to return to Pakistan
Aug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Nawaz Sharif, head of a powerful Pakistani political party that wants to oust embattled President Pervez Musharraf, vowed to return quickly after ...
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Accident closes Schaumburg RoadAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - All lanes of Schaumburg Road were closed between Knollwood Drive and Barrington Road after two cars collided in Schaumburg a little before 4 p.m. Friday. The road closur...