Chad Brooks
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Barrington offers larger recycling containersJul 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Barrington residents now have the opportunity to recycle more than ever before. Starting this month, residents can exchange their 65-gallon Groot recycling container for...
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Beer and wine festival on tap in BarringtonJul 07, 2008 11:00 pm - There will be plenty to quench the thirst in downtown Barrington this weekend for both beer lovers and wine aficionados. Friday's fourth annual Uncork Barrington wine-ta...
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Barrington Fourth fest draws 10,000Jul 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Despite getting rained out one night for first time ever, organizers of Barrington's annual Fourth of July festival said the event was a hit. Event chair Brian Cecola sa...
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Thieves targeting car exhaust systems for scrap metalJul 06, 2008 11:00 pm - The sound was deafening. After getting off a train at the Arlington Park Metra Station, Eileen St. Clair walked to her truck, hopped inside, turned the ignition - and go...
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Colors celebrate the dayJul 04, 2008 11:00 pm - Lake County was painted red, white and blue Friday as area communities celebrated another Fourth of July holiday. From parades to festivals to fireworks shows, thousands...
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Roskam wants legislation to block CN rail purchaseJun 30, 2008 11:00 pm - U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam called for legislation Monday aimed at blocking Canadian National's proposed purchase of the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway. Specifically, the ...
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Church takes its message to Pride ParadeJun 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Members of a Palatine church want everyone to know they are open and welcoming. To drive that message home, more than 25 members of the Countryside Church Unitarian Univ...
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'Train lady' opens miniature world to publicJun 27, 2008 11:00 pm - North Barrington's "train lady" is giving area residents the chance to explore her elaborate railway gardens. Model trains running through more than 6,000 square feet of...
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In need of a used BMW? Look no furtherJun 26, 2008 11:00 pm - There is still time to pick up some great bargains at this weekend's Annie's Attic garage sale. This year's 16th annual sale at St. Anne's Catholic Church in Barrington ...
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Barrington man builds wiffle ball field in his backyardJun 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Barrington's Red Barn Road might as well have been the corner of Clark and Addison on Thursday. There was the perfectly manicured green grass, the crack of the bat, hotd...