Lee Filas
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Volo raises sales tax by 1 percentage pointJul 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Volo officials kept their promise and raised the local sales tax by 1 percentage point to offset the cost of future road construction. Mayor Burnell Russell said the sa...
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Mount Prospect man found dead in West Side buildingJul 30, 2008 11:00 pm - A Mount Prospect man was identified as the landlord discovered beaten to death in the basement of a building he owned on Chicago's West Side. A spokesman from the Cook ...
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Bennigan's declares bankruptcy, closes some storesJul 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Bennigan's, long a staple among chain restaurants in the suburbs, abruptly declared bankruptcy and shuttered many of its stores Tuesday. The closings affected the restau...
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Roselle priest suspended in missing funds caseJul 29, 2008 11:00 pm - The Diocese of Joliet announced a priest in the St. Walter Parish in Roselle has been suspended while police investigate $112,000 in missing funds from church bank acco...
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Heavy storms forces Woodstock hospital evacuationJul 29, 2008 11:00 pm - A heavy storm cell brought wind gusts of up to 65 mph and forced the evacuation of a hospital in Woodstock late Tuesday night, authorities said. The quick moving storm...
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Suburban men arrested in Brewers-Cubs brawl at Miller ParkJul 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Three Chicago Cubs fans were arrested for allegedly trying to beat up a Milwaukee Brewers fan at Miller Park in Milwaukee on Tuesday night. Arrested were a 34-year-old ...
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No injuries in Vernon Hills garage fireJul 29, 2008 11:00 pm - No one was injured in a Vernon Hills garage fire Tuesday night, authorities said Wednesday morning. Countryside fire officials said firefighters responded to a structu...
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Fire destroys Hillside tavernJul 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Hillside fire officials said a basement fire claimed the Brauerhouse Tavern early Tuesday morning. Cpt. Joe Pellicory of the Hillside Fire Department said they were cal...
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Lake County Fair deemed a successJul 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Lake County Fair officials said the weak economy and perfect weather helped push more than 157,000 people through the front gates of the fairgrounds in 2008. Fair spoke...
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White Sox fan beat by Cubs fans, loses eyeJul 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Two of three Chicago Cubs fans who allegedly beat up a White Sox fan during a child's birthday party last week are expected to appear in a McHenry County courthouse late...