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A clear message: Stay in schoolOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Fourteen-year-old Joel Perez vowed to stay in school and away from street violence, which he said took the lives of his cousins and uncles. "I didn't take my parents ser...
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Quilt Barn project aims to preserve McHenry's barnsOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Seeing quilts on the outside of barns might conjure up a few strange thoughts. Could this be a new approach to environmentally friendly heating? Or maybe, a prank by loc...
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Railroad gates down?Oct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - If you see railroad gates down at Wolf and Camp McDonald roads in Prospect Heights but there's no train, call police and sit tight, city officials said. This year, cros...
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Learn infant massage in ECC courseOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Learn from a licensed massage therapist, a certified infant massage instructor and a mom of two how to soothe and relax your child using massage techniques. Elgin Commun...
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Take part in candlelight vigil for Red Ribbon WeekOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - If history holds, it will be freezing tonight for the "Pray for the Children" candlelight vigil, which will take place at 7 p.m. on the steps of Geneva city hall. But d...
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Mundelein preps for leaf pickupOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Now that autumn is here, Mundelein's annual leaf-collection program is set to launch later this month. To participate, Mundelein residents must simply rake leaves to an ...
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School play to honor local murder victimOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Props are important to any theatrical production, but one being used in an upcoming Mundelein High School play is particularly special. An old, tabletop radio that will ...
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5K run speeds past its goalsOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Following in his brothers' footsteps, Scott Wherry started running as a high school student growing up in downstate Pekin. But after getting married, becoming a dad and ...
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Fox Valley sprawl threatens to stall snowmobile clubsOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - If you see a snowmobile riding through the frosty fields of Gilberts this winter, take a picture of it. It may be the last time you see one. The residential building boo...
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Honoring Hersey's finestOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Emotions were running high as Hersey High School officials dedicated their activity center Saturday in the name of a longtime teacher and administrator. More than 300 pe...