Local
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Moving picture: Elgin man trains 'Medieval' stallionsMay 30, 2014 1:00 am - Mario Contreras is a classic type “A” personality. As head horse trainer at Medieval Times in Hoffman Estates, the 42-year-old Elgin resident often works a seven-day we...
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Free phone app about Lake Michigan swim bans, conditionsMay 29, 2014 11:00 pm - This year, beachgoers have a new option for learning the latest news on swim bans at public beaches. In addition to the Lake Michigan swim bans posted on the Lake Count...
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Naperville mayor receiving Lifetime Achievement AwardMay 28, 2014 6:00 am - Naperville Mayor A. George Pradel sits in the conference room where he oversees liquor commission meetings and listens to a woman talk about her son's military service. ...
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Ride of Silence honors memory of Elk Grove cyclistMay 27, 2014 11:00 pm - Elk Grove Village cyclists rode silently along local bike trails and streets last week to honor the memory of a cyclist struck and killed by a vehicle last year on Higgi...
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Accept life's challenges and persevereMay 27, 2014 11:00 pm - "You have not chosen me, but I have chosen you and I have appointed you (I have planted you), that you might go and bear fruit ..." (John 15:16 AMP). I noticed a large...
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11th annual historic house tour in LibertyvilleMay 25, 2014 11:00 pm - MainStreet Libertyville's design committee will present the 11th annual Historic Home Tour from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, June 7. The theme is "Bridging the Archite...
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Images: Photo Contest FinalistsMay 23, 2014 1:01 am - ...
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Moving Picture: Libertyville computer whiz has big plansMay 23, 2014 1:00 am - Andy Merrill is a huge pi fan. The 13-year-old from Libertyville wore a pi shirt every day during Pi Month, March 2014, aka 3.14. He can recite the digits of pi — the m...
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Joyce O'Keefe honored with Lake County conservation awardMay 21, 2014 11:00 pm - Longtime Highland Park resident Joyce O'Keefe recently received the 2014 Lake County Conservation Award from Conserve Lake County in recognition of her significant impac...
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Round Lake Area Exchange Club names May hometown heroMay 21, 2014 1:01 am - The Round Lake Area Exchange Club has named U.S. Army Capt. Trevor White as its May hometown hero. White is a Grayslake resident and 2005 graduate of Grayslake Central ...