Lee Filas
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No more Donkey Ball at GrantJan 24, 2011 11:00 pm - Monday night was the last time a donkey will be ridden on the gymnasium floor in front of hundreds of screaming fans at Grant High School in Fox Lake. Donkey Ball, the ...
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Gas, water main leaks tie traffic on McLean in ElginJan 24, 2011 12:00 am - McLean Boulevard near Kimball Middle School in Elgin was reduced to two lanes early Monday due to gas and water main leaks, officials said. The break was between Lawrenc...
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Fox Valley’s Vaughan Center may reopen TuesdayJan 23, 2011 11:00 pm - The Vaughan Athletic Center in Aurora will remain closed until at least 9 a.m. today when an air quality test will be conducted. The center, at 2121 W. Indian Trail, was...
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Former Libertyville deputy fire chief diesJan 23, 2011 11:00 pm - Giles Hubbard was a devoted family man who also loved being a Libertyville firefighter, his son said Monday. Hubbard, a lifelong Libertyville resident, died Saturday at...
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80 firefighters battled Sunday house fire near ElburnJan 23, 2011 11:00 pm - No one was injured in a four-alarm house fire in Elburn Sunday night, fire officials said Monday. The fire that broke out at 42W121 Keslinger Road was elevated to a fou...
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Tavern splits down the middle, literally, for Bears-PackersJan 21, 2011 12:00 am - Antioch bar near the state border will have a little border battle of its own
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Wind chill advisory in effectJan 20, 2011 10:00 pm - It's freezing. Literally. A wind chill advisory remains in effect in the Chicago area this morning, with temperatures standing at or below zero throughout the area. Ar...
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‘Meteorite’ just some space dustJan 20, 2011 9:00 am - Astronomers have classified what looked to be a small meteorite late Wednesday night as an extremely small and bright “shooting star.” Adler Planetarium Astronomer Chri...
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Packer fan recalls rivalry prankJan 20, 2011 12:00 am - Few people really understand the intensity of the Bears-Packers rivalry like die-hard Green Bay fan John Cochara. Cochara made news 15 years ago when pranksters duct-ta...
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Lisle teacher in sex scandal resignsJan 19, 2011 12:00 am - A teacher accused of having sex with a 16-year-old student has resigned from Plainfield North High School. School officials announced Wednesday they accepted the resign...