News
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Behind the scenes at the Lake County FairJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Long before the first paying customer comes through the main gate, the little community that is the Lake County Fair begins to hum. As a gaggle of gulls squawk over dis...
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Fox Valley Oktoberfest on hiatusJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Beer steins will remain empty, brats won't sizzle and the lederhosen will remain in the closet -- at least for now. The popular Fox Valley Oktoberfest, which would have...
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SIUE looks at text-message warnings
Jul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - EDWARDSVILLE-- In line on her college campus to donate blood, Angela Negron was unsure which was more surprising: that the school's police happened upon a fellow student...
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Police blotter - Kane CountyJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Batavia A vehicle parked on the 1300 block of East Wilson Street had one of its tires slashed between 7 and 11:05 p.m. Monday. Matthew R. Slinkard, 23, of 1144 Bradfor...
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Senate beefs border watch
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College of Lake County Chariman withdraws from presidential raceJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - About 300 faculty members, students and others jammed a College of Lake County meeting room Thursday, ready to fight the idea of the school's elected board chairman beco...
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CorrectionJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - A story in some editions Thursday should have listed Lake Run Farm's address as 1S570 Bliss Road, Batavia. A quote by Anne Von Ehr was not attributed. Her Web site is ww...
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Princess hopes to shed light on African strugglesJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Zindaba Nyirenda brings a different twist to the African proverb, "It takes a village to raise a child." In Nyirenda's life, it's taking a princess to help children and...
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LaHood retiring after 7 terms in Congress
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$5.1 million price tag on Kane County Sheriff's officeJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Constructing the interior space at the new Kane County Sheriff's Office at the jail under construction in St. Charles Township will cost $5.1 million, Kane County Board ...