Local
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Preparing to soarAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - As a teenager, Rolando Torres of Elgin says he was so busy with homework that he simply didn't have time to become an Eagle Scout. He doesn't want his son, Alex, to face...
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Huntley village hall casts jinx on one (at least) local reporterAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Trouble seems to follow me wherever I go -- especially if I go to Huntley village hall. In an earlier column, I told you about when I walked through the double doors int...
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Antics by 1907 mayor draws headlinesAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - "The behavior of Elgin's mayor is awful." "I can't believe the city would buy something and never use it." "Some people in Elgin sure like to gamble." These are comment...
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The world's a stage for performerAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - You've seen them before, at Elgin's Fourth of July Parade, and several others. The black gorilla carrying a cage with the yelling man inside. Or the colorful clown who w...
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Barrington Area Library notesAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Kids may call it the first day of school. But parents might well refer to it as Liberation Day, instead. No matter what you call it, area kids returned to school Wednesd...
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Benefit to help family of liver cancer victimAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - A benefit to help the family of Herman Bueno will be held from 3 to 9 p.m. today at the Norge Ski clubhouse, 100 Ski Hill in Fox River Grove. Tickets are $30 at the door...
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May Whitney PTO to hold fundraiserAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - May Whitney PTO Community Donations will hold a fundraiser on Tuesday at Yogi's Pizza in Lake Zurich. Ten percent of all sales that day will be donated to the May Whitne...
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PADS finally finds a local pad to help people who are homelessAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - There were periods of exhilaration and anticipation, followed by deep lows of disappointment. Libby Hoeft, wife of the late state Sen. Douglas Hoeft of Elgin, vividly re...
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Circus making its way to Westfield Hawthorne MallAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - The Kelly Miller Circus, sponsored by the Vernon Hills Lions Club, will be performing all new acts at 2:30 and 4:30 p.m. Sept. 16 and 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. Sept. 17. Tents...
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Des Plaines River once vital to life, livelihoodsAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - For most commuters traveling across Lake County, the Des Plaines River gets nary a glance. Much of the view is obscured by its tree-lined shores or bridges. These days t...