Larissa Chinwah
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Trustee: Ex-fire chief refused to get certificationJan 08, 2010 10:00 pm - An East Dundee Fire Protection District trustee says former fire chief Mark Rakow was placed on administrative leave last month because he refused to obtain certificatio...
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Carpentersville behind video gambling banJan 06, 2010 10:00 pm - Video gambling machines are banned in Carpentersville - at least for the time being. Trustees this week approved an ordinance prohibiting the machines in licensed bars, ...
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Kane Co. District 21 candidates differ on top issuesJan 01, 2010 10:00 pm - With the economy slowly emerging from its dark days, Republican candidates in the primary race for the Kane County Board's 21st District seat can agree that responsible ...
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Bias lawsuit against Carpentersville tossed in case of injured infantDec 31, 2009 10:00 pm - A federal judge has dismissed a $30 million lawsuit against the village of Carpentersville and two of its paramedics that claimed a four-month-old boy was left brain dam...
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Former Elgin High principal, community leader dies at 68Dec 30, 2009 10:00 pm - Ron O'Neal, a veteran educator who worked his way up the ranks from a teacher in a small Illinois town to become the first black principal in the state's second largest ...
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Longtime Elgin clerk, public servant dies at 100Dec 30, 2009 10:00 pm - When longtime Elgin city clerk Myrtle Spiegler Gerberding wrote Christmas cards, she would always say a prayer for the card's recipient. The lifelong Elgin resident wou...
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Kane Co. Dist. 23 candidates eye higher level of governmentDec 29, 2009 10:00 pm - A pair of Republicans seeking the seat serving the Kane County Board's 23rd District are aiming to make the leap from the local to county government. Maggie Auger, 53, o...
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Incumbent and predecessor square off in District 21Dec 28, 2009 10:00 pm - John Fahy's signature may have sealed a number of plum grants and deals for his constituents in the Kane County Board's 21st District, but the man he replaced says much ...
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Creative ideas lead to loads of giving in Carpentersville areaDec 22, 2009 10:00 pm - With food pantries across the area struggling to keep shelves stocked for the holiday season, some local residents have put on new spin on the old canned food drive. Ma...
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Record-setting drug bust in McHenry Co.Dec 20, 2009 10:00 pm - The McHenry County sheriff's officers executed the largest drug bust in the county's history Sunday, seizing about 1,500 pounds of marijuana with an estimated street val...