Lee Filas
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Flood watch continuesApr 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Emergency officials continue to keep a close eye on the rising flood waters on the Fox River and Chain O' Lakes, and distributing sandbags to areas in need. Fox Lake Eme...
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Flooding in Lake County, Fox Valley expected to worsen this weekendApr 10, 2008 11:00 pm - It took six hours -- from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. -- last August for John Schmidtke to build a sandbag wall two feet high that kept floodwater out of his Fox River Springs hom...
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Officials anxiously watch swollen rivers, lakesApr 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Lake County officials are hoping the rain stops falling before the already swollen rivers and lakes flood and start to damage homes. Officials at the National Weather S...
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Spring Grove principal suspendedApr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Nippersink school district officials voted unanimously Wednesday to suspend Spring Grove Grade School Principal Daniel Markofski without pay after the administrator was ...
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First Fox Lake hotel approvedApr 08, 2008 11:00 pm - The plans for the first hotel in Fox Lake have been approved and are ready to go. Fox Lake officials shook hands and slapped backs following Tuesday's meeting after the...
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It's lights, camera, ignition for these movie starsApr 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Lake County has a chance to land a few budding movie stars on the new movie "Public Enemies." It's being shot now, and the hopefuls already have hung out with A-list cel...
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Fox Lake, Antioch watching flood levelsApr 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Emergency personnel said it's a waiting game for now. Fox Lake and Antioch officials are watching water levels slowly rise along the Fox River and Chain O'Lakes, and fi...
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Hope floats along Chain O' LakesApr 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Chain O' Lakes water levels continue to rise today, but there are signs things may be improving. Arlan Juhl, of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, said more ...
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New village hall represents Volo's evolutionApr 02, 2008 11:00 pm - In 1993, the village of Volo conducted business out of a small storefront that was used part time as a rug and drapery storage room. "We had one employee when we first g...
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Gurnee flood watchers breathe sigh of reliefApr 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Officials in Gurnee breathed a huge sigh of relief Tuesday while their counterparts in Fox Lake stayed in a holding pattern waiting for high waters to rush in from Wisco...