Lee Filas
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High heat overstaying suburban welcomeJul 19, 2011 12:00 am - Get ready to melt. Meteorologists from the National Weather Service are warning that temperatures could reach the mid-90s today, while heat indicies will reach about 10...
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Police search for man who beat, robbed track employeeJul 19, 2011 12:00 am - Arlington Heights police said they are searching for an Arlington Park racetrack employee who may have committed a robbery of another employee early Tuesday morning. Ar...
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Antioch men arrested in GPS thefts, police sayJul 18, 2011 12:00 am - Two Antioch men have been arrested and charged with stealing GPS units after pawning the devices at a Round Lake Beach pawnshop, police said Monday. Derek Badger, 19, a...
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Today's going to be hot, but worst is yet to comeJul 18, 2011 12:00 am - Temperatures could reach deadly levels this week in the suburbs as a heat dome settles over the Midwest. Officials from the National Weather Service are expecting a wee...
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Hampshire Township man killed in rollover crashJul 15, 2011 1:00 am - A Hampshire Township man was killed early Friday when he rolled over his Ford pickup on a rural road in Burlington Township, according to the Kane County Sheriff’s Depar...
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ComEd on track to restore power everywhere by midnightJul 15, 2011 12:00 am - ComEd officials said they remain on target to restore power to everyone that lost electricity by Monday’s storm by midnight tonight. As of 12 p.m., ComEd officials said...
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New location, same fun, at Fox Lake Fireman’s FestivalJul 15, 2011 12:00 am - The annual Fox Lake Volunteer Fireman’s Festival is moving to a new location, but officials promise it will feature the same fun as in previous years. Tom Muehlfelder, ...
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Some business owners waiting for power to returnJul 14, 2011 12:00 am - As power blinks on at small businesses across Lake County, Philip Grenier sits in front of his wine store on Washington Street in Grayslake, perplexed and a bit depresse...
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ComEd hoping for most customers back online by Friday nightJul 14, 2011 12:00 am - ComEd officials said they are operating ahead of schedule, and now expects 99 percent of their customers back online by midnight Friday. However, in the meantime, 105,0...
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Power slowly but surely returning, ComEd officials saidJul 13, 2011 12:00 am - ComEd officials said they are slowly and deliberately working to restore power to the hundreds of thousands that were plunged into the dark when storms hit Monday mornin...