Kerry Lester
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McHenry County betting on new casinosNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - McHenry County officials no longer have to worry about keeping a poker face when they talk about gambling expansion plans. Fed up with the state's worst traffic congesti...
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'Attractive' Algonquin streetscape called costlyNov 14, 2007 10:00 pm - Village trustees got a peek at an "attractive" and "costly" streetscape plan for Algonquin's Old Town district Tuesday night. The comprehensive plan includes a gateway m...
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Cut, blow-dry and a martini? It may happen in AlgonquinNov 13, 2007 10:00 pm - Algonquin hair and nail salons may soon be allowed to serve cocktails to customers. Village officials Tuesday night discussed an ordinance amendment which would permit c...
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Villages prove it really is easy to be greenNov 13, 2007 10:00 pm - As a kid, I loved the color green. Green sneakers, green ribbons in my hair. I even pleaded with my mother to make me green eggs and ham. She did, once, and I promptly p...
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New ESL computer program a successNov 13, 2007 10:00 pm - Joe Blanco believes in bridging gaps. Gaps between languages, gaps between cultures, and gaps between means. The McHenry County College student development adviser has b...
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'Freedom is a sacred honor'Nov 12, 2007 10:00 pm - Army National Guard Major Frank Bart found himself on both the giving and receiving ends of Monday's annual Veterans Day recognition program at McHenry County College. T...
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Ladybug fan going for a world recordNov 09, 2007 10:00 pm - Some might consider Sheri Gartner's home infested. The Lakewood resident's split-level is filled with thousands of ladybugs, crawling out of drawers, perched ...
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Vietnam era inspires Algonquin artist's workNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - Jeanine Hill-Soldner knows firsthand that war leaves slow-healing wounds. More than 40 years after she saw her father head off to Vietnam, the Algonquin artist finally w...
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Fish tank accessory likely cause of Lake in the Hills fireNov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - An early morning house fire, which might have been started by a faulty aquarium accessory, left a Lake in the Hills home uninhabitable Wednesday, officials said. No on w...
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Satiating soldiers' sweet toothNov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - Everybody loves cookies, but 3,700? Talk about a sugar high. Members of Light of Christ Lutheran Church in Algonquin have spent the week baking to make life a little swe...