Articles filed under Communities
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Plans for Lake County fairgrounds leap aheadJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Plans for a new Lake County fairgrounds have cleared one hurdle by gaining a thumbs-up from the Grayslake zoning board of appeals. Members of the advisory board gave the...
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Vernon Hills High School installs surveillance camerasJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Surveillance cameras will be installed outside bathrooms at Vernon Hills High School this summer, following bomb threats there and at its sister school, authorities said...
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St. Charles school board earns low marksJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Wanted: Volunteer to help fix dysfunctional bunch. No pay. No benefits. Desire to educate children a must. A classified ad for the St. Charles school board might read so...
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Judge dismisses Ye Olde Town Inn suitJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Two days after Mount Prospect trustees voted to acquire the Ye Olde Town Inn property -- by condemnation if necessary, a judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by the property'...
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Moran Water Park pool closedJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - The six-lane lap pool at Moran Water Park has been closed by the Lombard Park District due to safety concerns over deteriorating conditions. "About 75 percent of our fac...
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Durlacher strikes silver in Pan-Am GamesJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Buffalo Grove graduate Lindsey Durlacher took the silver medal Wednesday night for the U.S. Greco-Roman wrestling team in the Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazi...
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Valley Hi director resignsJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - The top official at the McHenry County-run Valley Hi nursing home resigned abruptly this week in the wake of a scathing report describing the facility as "managerially d...
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Letters to the Editor - McHenry CountyJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Nothing like reading before criticizing Well, congratulations Nancy Brown! For what? For taking her head out of the sand and opening her mind (July 17 Harry Potter story...
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Carpentersville man faces prison for trafficking in child pornographyJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - A Carpentersville man faces anywhere from five to 27 years in prison for trafficking in child pornography. Peter Thomas, 32, of the 3300 block of Blue Ridge, pleaded gui...
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West Chicago man faces murder charges after victim's deathJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - A West Chicago man accused of a vicious attack on an elderly couple out feeding birds last winter is facing murder charges in light of the wife's death. David Martinez V...