Lenore T. Adkins
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G.A.T. Guns now a part of East DundeeJul 02, 2012 4:07 pm - The village of East Dundee has annexed several properties on Route 25, including G.A.T. Guns, which officials predict will be the second-largest generator of tax revenue...
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Some half dozen suburbs cancel fireworks displaysJul 02, 2012 11:30 am - The fireworks show scheduled for tonight at Cary's Summer Celebration won't go on. The suburb joined Antioch, Mundelein and Wheaton on Monday as communities calling off ...
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Doctor: Kidney in Carpentersville boy working 'perfectly,' he could go home this weekJun 30, 2012 11:00 pm - Those rooting for Nathan Saavedra are hopeful that the kidney he just received marks the beginning of a new Nathan. That means growing faster, getting stronger and livin...
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Carpentersville police ID woman killed in murder-suicideJun 26, 2012 11:43 am - While Carpentersville police have confirmed the identity of a woman who was shot to death in a murder-suicide on Friday night, they aren’t releasing many new details abo...
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Old Sherman Hospital gets final hurrah before demolitionJun 25, 2012 5:31 pm - A portion of the old Sherman Hospital on Elgin’s east side is enjoying a final hurrah as a firefighters’ training ground before it meets the wrecking ball in July. All t...
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Carpentersville witness: He told my friend's mom, 'I killed her'Jun 23, 2012 10:00 am - A man who killed himself after apparently shooting a woman to death in Carpentersville Friday night was distraught over their recent breakup, neighbors said Saturday. An...
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Hampshire ratifies police contractJun 22, 2012 2:53 pm - In a nod to the dire economic straits Hampshire is facing, its patrol officers have agreed to a contract that includes modest raises but forces some to pay more into the...
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Carpentersville village president to ride circus elephantJun 21, 2012 2:48 pm - If you always wanted to catch Carpentersville Village President Ed Ritter at the big top, you have a chance to do so this weekend. Ritter will be making a grand entrance...
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Carpentersville approves mobile food vendors — with restrictionsJun 21, 2012 2:05 pm - The Carpentersville village board has decided to allow mobile food vendors — like ice cream trucks — into town, but not without several restrictions. For one thing, peo...
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Carpentersville boy out of surgery, in recoveryJun 21, 2012 10:00 am - Doctors successfully transplanted a new kidney into 3-year-old Nathan Saavedra of Carpentersville Thursday afternoon, and he is now in recovery, according to his mother,...