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Volunteers plant project to help Waukegan growSep 12, 2007 11:00 pm - Sunflowers have stretched to 6 feet and a variety of herbs and other plants have been carefully cultivated as an antidote to urban blight in Waukegan. It may not seem li...
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GOP congressional race grows in 8th DistrictSep 12, 2007 11:00 pm - Gurnee now officially has two residents in the running to represent the 8th Congressional District. Kirk Morris, 49, late this morning announced his entry into the Repub...
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Des Plaines festival celebrates Mexican holiday with food, danceSep 12, 2007 11:00 pm - Des Plaines will once again say "Viva Mexico" on Saturday in celebration of Mexican Independence Day. Lake Park will provide the scenic setting for the 12th annual fiest...
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Briefs: Man injured in bed fireSep 12, 2007 11:00 pm - Man injured in bed fire A man set his bed on fire after falling asleep while smoking around 8:25 a.m. Saturday in an apartment at 940 E. Old Willow Road in Prospect Heig...
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Pastor recalled for his love of peopleSep 12, 2007 11:00 pm - In the last year of his life, the Rev. Calvin William Robinson of Prospect Heights was visited daily by friends and family. Whether Rev. Robinson was at his house, in a ...
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Golf outing to benefit Cody's CanteenSep 12, 2007 11:00 pm - Fox Lake officials are calling on golfers to tee up for the second annual Cody's Canteen Golf Outing on Friday at Fox Lake Country Club. The event, which kicks off at 1...
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Elgin's YWCA to hold 5K walk fundraiserSep 12, 2007 11:00 pm - Leaders of Elgin's YWCA say they need your help to keep their doors open. The organization is holding a 5K walk this month to raise funds for operating expenses at the E...
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Two Fox River Grove officials arrestedSep 12, 2007 11:00 pm - A pair of high-ranking Fox River Grove public works officials were accused Wednesday of trying to use taxpayer funds to buy hundreds of dollars in building materials for...
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Classes canceled today at McHenry EastSep 12, 2007 11:00 pm - Classes have been canceled today in McHenry East High School because of a problem with the ceiling in one of the building's additions. "The ceiling tiles had come loose,...
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Times, techniques change, but mission stays the sameSep 12, 2007 11:00 pm - We are, it appears, cursed to live in interesting times. There was a time when the "make money" portion of the Daily Herald's well-known three-pronged mission statement ...