Lenore T. Adkins
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Smoke detector saves 4 in ElginFeb 17, 2008 10:00 pm - Had it not been for a screaming smoke detector, officials shudder to think what would have happened to a sleeping family of four resting inside a west-side Elgin home th...
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Prescription drugs becoming a new deadly pursuitFeb 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Two young Carpentersville men may be the latest victims of the new favorite in suburban drug abuse: prescription medication. Eric F. Landeros, 18, and Florencio Reyes Jr...
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Snow brings out bumper crop of good Samaritans in HuntleyFeb 12, 2008 10:00 pm - It seems that every time I cover an event at Huntley High School, I get lost on the way back to Elgin. Sunday was no exception. I turned the wrong way on Harmony Road, e...
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Two victims of apparent drug overdose identifiedFeb 11, 2008 10:00 pm - The two Carpentersville men who died over the weekend of an apparent drug overdose today were identified as former Dundee-Crown High School students. Eric Landeros, 18,...
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Two Carpentersville men die, drug overdose suspectedFeb 11, 2008 10:00 pm - A pair of Carpentersville men died of apparent drug overdoses Sunday, police said Monday. The two men, 18 and 20 years old, had been together Saturday night when they ap...
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Community Showcase takes Huntley back to small-town rootsFeb 10, 2008 10:00 pm - Huntley's got talent. That was obvious from the 32 acts strutting their stuff Sunday in the first Community Showcase held at Huntley High School. The Education Foundatio...
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Algonquin to get traffic camerasFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - It's official -- red light cameras will be coming to an Algonquin intersection near you. Trustees this week agreed that ACS State and Local Solutions Inc. will furnish t...
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Snow slows travel, trade in Fox ValleyFeb 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Just how bad was Wednesday's snowstorm? Bad enough for schools and certain public buildings to close for the day. Dangerous enough for some towns to cancel trash pickup...
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Kids can help give Klutzo a new nameFeb 05, 2008 10:00 pm - I'm so thankful that Jerry Kautz isn't hanging up his clown shoes for good. In case you missed it, Kautz, also the village's longtime clerk, will keep clowning around, ...
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Fox River Grove voters want say on new buildingFeb 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Fox River Grove voters said Tuesday they should have a say in plans to finance a new streets and parks facility. With all six precincts reporting, 1,062 people, or 89 pe...