Larissa Chinwah
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Santa's Village may be resurrected near Starved RockNov 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Santa Claus won't be moving from the North Pole to downstate Utica, but a theme park inspired by St. Nick -- and its resident Santa -- is looking to relocate to the town...
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E. Dundee seeks maximum tax increaseNov 24, 2008 10:00 pm - East Dundee officials are requesting the maximum double-digit hike in the village's 2008 property tax levy, a number village officials say will likely go down before pro...
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C'ville citizens police academy programNov 22, 2008 10:00 pm - Carpentersville residents interested in law enforcement can get hands-on training during a 10-week citizens police academy program hosted by the local police department....
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Village OKs Spring Hill Mall patrol agreementNov 19, 2008 10:00 pm - To ensure cases against suspected criminals arrested at Spring Hill Mall are watertight, West Dundee officials this week formalized an existing agreement with the Carpen...
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Tax hike threat in West DundeeNov 17, 2008 10:00 pm - Officials in West Dundee say a hike in the village's property tax levy is needed to make up a $350,000 budget deficit and to cover the anticipated rising costs for servi...
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West Dundee slowly but surely digging out of budget holeNov 15, 2008 10:00 pm - The proverbial hole in West Dundee's current budget is shrinking, but a large gap still remains. The village started the year with a $375,000 budget deficit, thanks to a...
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W. Dundee chips away at deficit, may look at taxes or feesNov 10, 2008 10:00 pm - West Dundee officials are hoping to maintain the positive momentum of the first half of the financial year as the village claws its way out of a six-figure budget defici...
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Kane Forest Preserve District gets $1.4 million to buy landNov 10, 2008 10:00 pm - The Kane County Forest Preserve District received a $1.4 million grant last week, the largest award ever received by the district, for the its acquisition of 741 acres a...
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W. Dundee official: Good news in failureNov 08, 2008 10:00 pm - When West Dundee voters said no last Tuesday to a real estate transfer tax in the village, many residents were left wondering what's next for the village's ailing budget...
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Car crashes into Elgin home, killing passengerNov 07, 2008 10:00 pm - A 26-year-old Carpentersville man was killed Friday morning when the vehicle he was a passenger in crashed into an Elgin home, police said. Authorities say Marcelo Marti...