Russell Lissau
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Cook Memorial library to launch fundraising campaignJul 09, 2012 1:11 pm - Focus of campaign will be on e-readers
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Taste of Lincolnshire to be held July 13-15Jul 09, 2012 11:09 am - The 12th annual Taste of Lincolnshire will offer food and fun this weekend. A bevy of area restaurants will offer food and drinks at the event, which will be at the Vill...
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One killed in crash near HuntleyJul 07, 2012 6:21 pm - One person died early Saturday following a one-car accident on the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway near Huntley, police said. Killed in the crash was Nihad Velic, 30, of Ch...
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Deck damaged in Algonquin house fireJul 07, 2012 2:42 pm - No one was injured in a Saturday-morning fire at a house on the 1400 block of Lowe Drive in Algonquin, authorities said. The blaze, which was spotted by a neighbor about...
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Heat wave finally breaks; temps expected in low 80s SundayJul 07, 2012 2:00 pm - After three brutal days of 100-degree-plus temperatures, the heat wave blanketing the Chicago area broke Saturday morning. The projected high for the day was 98 degrees,...
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Aurora man drowns in Fox River, police sayJul 07, 2012 1:30 pm - An Aurora man apparently drowned after jumping into the Fox River to cool off during the heat wave, police said Saturday. Gene Autry Pryor, 52, died Friday night, Aurora...
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Firefighter overcome by heat in Streamwood blazeJul 07, 2012 11:59 am - A two-story house was badly damaged by a fire Saturday in Streamwood, authorities said. One firefighter had to be taken to a suburban hospital after being overcome by th...
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Expansion planned for Lake County's Wright Woods PreserveJul 06, 2012 12:00 pm - One of Lake County's oldest forest preserves will expand by a few acres as part of a planned deal. Lake County Forest Preserve District officials are expected to approve...
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District 128 offering first online courses to summer-school studentsJul 05, 2012 5:30 am - A pair of computer-based English classes offered this summer at Vernon Hills High School mark District 128’s first foray into the expanding world of online education. Tw...
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Temperature ties O'Hare's record high at 102Jul 04, 2012 7:00 pm - Wednesday's scorching heat was a test of endurance for festgoers and parade watchers — and those who've been without power for days after Sunday's storms. It's even prom...