Lee Filas
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Downers Grove man dies saving friend from drowningJun 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Friends are family are mourning a 52-year-old Downers Grove man who drowned after saving a friend who fell into Chicago's Monroe Harbor, authorities said. Michael Verga...
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Crystal Lake man dead after being pulled from lakeJun 25, 2009 11:00 pm - A 52 year old Crystal Lake man is dead after being pulled from Crystal Lake Thursday afternoon, officials said Friday. John Toye was pronounced dead at Centegra Memoria...
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Fox Lake adopts $28.3 million budget with $260,000 deficit fundJun 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Fox Lake officials said they know they have fallen into a deep financial hole. But, those same officials have also said they can climb out with the right plan in place....
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Vernon Hills firefighter treated for heat exhaustion after blazeJun 25, 2009 11:00 pm - A firefighter suffered heat exhaustion in a structure fire that started at about 5 p.m. in the 100 block of Maplewood Drive in Vernon Hills Thursday evening, fire offici...
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Eight arrested for some 21 robberies in Lake County and WisconsinJun 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Lake County Sheriff officials will hold a press conference this morning to announce eight people have been arrested for approximately 21 armed robberies in northern Lake...
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Lake in the Hills house fire claims catJun 24, 2009 11:00 pm - A cat was killed but no people were injured in a Lake in the Hills fire that started at about 6 p.m. Wednesday. Firefighters were called to the 100 block of Pheasant Tra...
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Waukegan mom chases 3-year-old off train with infant still aboardJun 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Do you get off a stopped Metra train and leave your 10-month-old baby behind to chase after your 3-year-old child who jumped off by mistake? Or, do you stay with the str...
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Grant High School offering reward for arson informationJun 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Grant High School officials are offering a $1,000 reward in hopes of finding the vandals who set fire to a new classroom under construction and caused $100,000 in damage...
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Concrete truck rolls over in GurneeJun 22, 2009 11:00 pm - The eastbound ramp of Route 120 in Gurnee was closed for about three hours Monday morning after a truck hauling wet cement flipped onto its side, police said. David Win...
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Flood threat over but heat advisory issuedJun 22, 2009 11:00 pm - First rain, now heat. Officials from the National Weather Service have issued a heat advisory for the Chicago area, as temperatures are expected to cross into the 90s w...