Lenore T. Adkins
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Service at heart of longtime employeeNov 30, 2008 10:00 pm - A quilt comprised of dozens of T-shirts became one of Jim Aydt's most prized possessions in recent months. The quilt showcases years of memories, including shirts from ...
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Elgin caterer, shelter help prepare feast to feed 1,200Nov 27, 2008 10:00 pm - As soon as Rebecca Albert found out St. Joseph Catholic Church wasn't putting on its Thanksgiving Day dinner for the low-income and homeless - an Elgin tradition for the...
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Community welcomes soldier back home to HuntleyNov 27, 2008 10:00 pm - When Army Specialist Joe Rieker was fighting insurgents in Iraq for the past 15 months, it was a small, wallet-sized photo of his step-niece Tabitha Cottini that he turn...
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Thanksgiving Day fire leaves Elgin family homelessNov 27, 2008 10:00 pm - A family of five on Elgin's west side was left homeless after smoke from a Thanksgiving Day fire destroyed their house, authorities said today. Nobody was hurt in the T...
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Woman accused of swiping dog waste containerNov 25, 2008 10:00 pm - An Algonquin woman is in deep doo doo with police after hiding a privately-owned dog waste receptacle in her garage. Carrie Fosdale, 45, has been charged with theft und...
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Christmas tree sales ring up to help young cancer patientNov 25, 2008 10:00 pm - When you buy a Christmas tree from the Algonquin Lions Club this holiday season, you also will be helping Sammy Sanchez, a local 11-year-old girl battling leukemia. The...
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MCC puts off hiring PR firm for plan guidanceNov 23, 2008 10:00 pm - McHenry County College might hire the same public relations firm that helped a local school district pass its 2006 referendums. But college officials say that the compa...
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Blaze burns down Inverness house.Nov 20, 2008 10:00 pm - A two-story Inverness house burned to the ground Thursday morning in a fire that took 15 minutes to put out, authorities said. The lone occupant was not home at the tim...
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25-year-old Crystal Lake man died of drugs, alcoholNov 19, 2008 10:00 pm - The adverse effects of drugs and alcohol led to the death of a 25-year-old Crystal Lake man, whose body was found last month in a local playground, the McHenry County co...
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Chiropractor helps food pantry at blood driveNov 18, 2008 10:00 pm - The Lake in the Hills Rotary Club will hold a blood drive from 1-7 p.m. today at village hall, 600 Harvest Gate. At the same time, Dr. Robert Hollett from County Line C...