Elena Ferrarin
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Stretch of Reinking Road in Pingree Grove still unplowedFeb 02, 2011 11:00 pm - All roads in Pingree Grove but a 2-mile stretch of Reinking Road north of Route 72 have been cleared of snow, said Bill Barlow, interim village administrator. “It’s a gr...
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Back to normal in Fox River GroveFeb 02, 2011 11:00 pm - All streets in Fox River Grove were plowed by 3 p.m. Wednesday, and by this morning crews had completed a second plowing to make sure all the snow is pushed back to the ...
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Algonquin working on cul-de-sacsFeb 02, 2011 11:00 pm - Algonquin Village President John Schmitt said the village’s streets division staff did a “fantastic job” working through the storm on Tuesday night and early Wednesday t...
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Cary helps state clear Route 14Feb 02, 2011 11:00 pm - The Cary public works department is helping out state crews in clearing out snow from Route 14 in order to ease commuter traffic today. This morning, only one lane in ea...
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Lake in the Hills working on cul-de-sacsFeb 02, 2011 11:00 pm - All streets are plowed in Lake in the Hills, and public works crews are working on widening access through the village’s 106 cul-de-sacs, mostly in the western end of th...
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Shoveling is a family affairFeb 01, 2011 11:00 pm - Most people were shoveling their driveways this morning, but the Idstein family was on their ninth driveway along Scott Street in Algonquin by 10:30 a.m. “We do this eve...
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Drifting snow makes it tough on ambulance driversFeb 01, 2011 11:00 pm - The Carpentersville Fire Department received a few calls for service, but none required a rescue. Most calls were for medical services, and two people had to be transpor...
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Reese’s greets first customer at 4:30 a.m. sharpFeb 01, 2011 11:00 pm - Reese’s Restaurant in downtown Algonquin opened at 4:30 a.m. this morning after owner Jim Lendmann spent the night on the sofa bed in the upstairs office. Lendmann lives...
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First time shoveler’s lamentFeb 01, 2011 11:00 pm - Algonquin resident Stewart Logan discovered Wednesday that not all snowblowers are created equal. “Our snowblower is too small, it’s unfortunately not equipped for this ...
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Culinary students at MCC will run new restaurantJan 29, 2011 10:00 pm - When executive chef Thomas Kaltenecker was hired to lead McHenry County College's culinary management certificate program, he knew his long-term goal was to create a stu...