Lenore T. Adkins
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Ex-E. Dundee fire chief paid plenty on leaveApr 01, 2011 12:00 am - The East Dundee Fire Protection District has paid its former chief nearly $60,000 to go away. Moreover, Mark Rakow made more than twice that amount while on paid leave f...
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Elgin casino hopes smoking ban lift renews businessApr 01, 2011 12:00 am - A proposal to lift an indoor smoking ban on Illinois casinos has Elgin's Grand Victoria Casino hopeful happy days are here again. Earlier this week, the Illinois House ...
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Carpentersville’s Schuldt named fire chief of the yearMar 31, 2011 12:00 am - Carpentersville’s John Schuldt has been named the 2011 Illinois Fire Chief of the year, an honor that has found the normally chatty chief without words. “It leaves me sp...
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Carpentersville candidates talk moneyMar 22, 2011 12:00 am - From pay cuts to consolidating fire departments to raising car impound fees, candidates for the Carpentersville village board have discussed a number of ways to boost re...
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Mercy makes case for Crystal Lake hospitalMar 18, 2011 12:00 am - Employing hospital executives, patients and politicians, Mercy Health System on Friday made the case why Crystal Lake needs the $200 million 128-bed hospital it hopes to...
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Carpentersville firefighters take cuts to avoid layoffsMar 16, 2011 12:00 am - Talk about taking one for the team. The union that represents Carpentersville firefighters and lieutenants has negotiated a three-year contract that calls for a partial ...
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E. Dundee candidates sound off on red light camerasMar 16, 2011 12:00 am - Red light cameras: friend or foe? The six men running for three seats on the East Dundee village board offer mixed views of the two red light cameras already in town and...
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D300 super, others ask Carpentersville to keep crossing guardsMar 15, 2011 12:00 am - Carpentersville parent Kathy Miljevich will drive her 10-year-old daughter Katie to school if Carpentersville cuts crossing guards from its upcoming budget. She says it’...
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Carpentersville patriarch still a jokester at 100Mar 15, 2011 12:00 am - Ask Herbierto Rodriguez a question and the chatty centenarian will regale you with stories from his childhood that include selling whiskey in Texas during Prohibition. “...
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East Dundee drawn into neighbor ‘nonsense’Mar 14, 2011 12:00 am - East Dundee is poised to insert itself into a battle between two feuding neighbors — one of whom is an ex-village president and the other who is running for office. Mond...