Lee Filas
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Dawn Patrol: No 70 mph limits here; Wheaton bullying responseAug 20, 2013 5:00 am - Most suburban roads exempt from 70 mph speed limit The speed limit throughout most of the Chicago and suburban expressways won’t likely change, even though Gov. Pat...
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Fox Lake skate park closed due to extensive vandalismAug 19, 2013 9:52 am - The skateboarding area at Veterans Park in Fox Lake has been closed and the equipment removed until spring because of extensive damage caused by vandals, village officia...
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Fox Lake, Lincolnshire teachers have tentative contractsAug 16, 2013 10:00 am - Teachers, administrators and board members in Lincolnshire and Fox Lake have reached tentative agreements on teacher contracts, both districts have announced. Lincolnsh...
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Chicago man offered plea deal in forced prostitution caseAug 14, 2013 11:05 am - A Chicago man has about one week to decide if he will accept a plea deal with prosecutors and go to prison for forcing his girlfriend to work as a prostitute. Aaron Thu...
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Dawn patrol: Aurora cops’, Schaumburg teens’ daring dam rescueAug 14, 2013 5:00 am - Aurora cops, Schaumburg teens honored for dam rescue Two Aurora police officers were honored yesterday, as well as four teen river rafters from Schaumburg, because ...
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Judge tells Fox Lake man to accept deal or go to trialAug 13, 2013 10:35 am - A Fox Lake man accused of killing his friend in a crash nearly one year ago was told by a Lake County judge to accept a plea deal or go to trial. Lake County Judge Dani...
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Deerfield issues boil order after bacteria is found in water supplyAug 13, 2013 6:44 am - Residents in Deerfield are being told to boil water before use after fecal coliform bacteria was found in the village’s water supply. Authorities said the fecal colifor...
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Dawn Patrol: Money fair in Rosemont; next Wauconda police chief?Aug 13, 2013 5:00 am - World’s Fair of Money brings rare currency to Rosemont Professional coin and paper money dealers moved into the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont yes...
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Waukegan man sentenced to 48 years for murdering wifeAug 12, 2013 5:00 pm - Calling the murder of Graciela Guijarro “incredibly shocking,” a Lake County judge sentenced a Waukegan man to 48 years in prison for killing his wife more than a decade...
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Mundelein man pleads guilty to Vernon Hills police station shooting, agrees to pen apology letter to cop who shot himAug 12, 2013 12:00 pm - A Mundelein man who pulled a fake gun in the lobby of the Vernon Hills Police Department in April and wanted officers to kill him, pleaded guilty Monday and must write a...