Lee Filas
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Flood victims can pick up cleaning kitsAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Cleanup kits have been ordered and garbage pickup rescheduled by Fox Lake officials to help people whose homes and businesses were damaged in last week's floods. Ed Les...
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Child sex offenders can't enter schools to voteAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - People convicted of sex crimes against children are now prohibited from entering schools to vote on Election Day. A measure signed into law by Gov. Rod Blagojevich means...
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New law prevents sex offenders from voting at schoolsAug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - People convicted of sex crimes against children are now prohibited from entering and voting at schools. The legislation signed into law Monday by Gov. Rod Blagojevich me...
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Cleanup kits coming to Fox LakeAug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Cleanup kits have been ordered by Fox Lake officials to help people whose homes and businesses were damaged in this month's floods. Ed Lescher, head of the Fox Lake Eme...
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Flooded areas don't let guard downAug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Residents and business owners in Lake County affected by flooding are being cautioned against taking too large a sigh of relief. Officials said while floodwaters may fi...
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Chain O' Lakes should begin recedingAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - The Chain O' Lakes seems to have crested and should begin dropping, barring any further rain, officials said today. Officials said the Chain rose to 7 feet above normal...
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Residents hope worst of flooding overAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Relief can't come soon enough for Dale Miller, whose Atwood Park subdivision home is in the heart of the Fox Lake flood zone. He sandbagged and pumped water for about a...
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Flood submerges waterfront businessesAug 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Business owners who rely on boaters hope the flood waters recede before the busy Labor Day weekend on the Chain O' Lakes and the Fox River. Blarney Island spokesman Cle...
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Family mourns 19-year-old; crash details not yet releasedAug 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Peggy Lamarche said her 19-year-old daughter Heather was the most talented and caring person she has ever known. "She was so musically talented that she could hear some...
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Gurnee officials: Sandbags stay for nowAug 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Gurnee officials are asking homeowners and businesses to not to remove those sandbags just yet. Mayor Kristina Kovarik said the Des Plaines River is not dropping fast en...