Articles filed under Counties
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Batavia woman hopes to be in bookstore near youSep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - Four years at Batavia High School and four years at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, prepared Gina Olszowski for a job as an art director for an ad agency. But the ...
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Smith, Jacobs claim third straight D-C titleSep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - Annie Smith likes facing Dundee-Crown early in the season. The sentiment from the Chargers is the same for Jacobs' No. 1 singles girls tennis player. Both sides felt tha...
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Volunteers sought for clean up at beachesSep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - The Alliance for the Great Lakes is looking for help in its fight against beach litter. In the past, thousands of volunteers have participated in the group's annual Adop...
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Elgin police take four into custody after shots firedSep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - Four people are in police custody after shots were fired Saturday morning in Elgin, police said. Elgin police were called to Hastings Street and Illinois Avenue at 11:44...
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Memorial park almost finishedSep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - For nine years, a vacant lot in Naperville's Longwood subdivision served as a reminder of the floods of 1996 and the damage they did to homes in the neighborhood. Now, t...
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Walk aims to reclaim the peace in ElginSep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - Neighbors on Elgin's near-east side say they have had enough gang violence and are reclaiming their streets for peace with a special walk this Friday. A Walk for Peace, ...
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The Shanghai, an Elgin mainstaySep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - "Just about everybody in Elgin knew my family and our restaurant," remembered Sam Yee, whose parents began a longtime stint as the owners of the Shanghai Restaurant begi...
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Make sure your backup pet caretaker is reliableSep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - In my last Buddy Beat column, I began to reveal my top 10 list of excuses why people return animals to The Buddy Foundation. I left you hanging and indicated that reason...
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Why no East in this Dundee fest?Sep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - It seems the Fox River isn't the only thing dividing the fine towns of East Dundee and West Dundee these days. For the first time I can remember -- which isn't necessari...
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Carpentersville to mark 120 years with fest, paradeSep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - The village of Carpentersville will host a parade and Autumn Fest today to celebrate the village's 120th anniversary. Participants in the parade will begin lining up at ...