Articles filed under Counties
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Kane County Fair attendance up 16 percentJul 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Attendance at this year's Kane County Fair increased 16 percent over last year, with 141,258 fair goers attending the five-day event that wrapped up Sunday. Mild weathe...
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Critics say 'Oh no' to HaloJul 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Scores of preteens and teens will compete Sunday in the popular, alien-killing Halo 2 video game tournament at the Mount Prospect Public Library. But their parents may n...
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Suit filed against Schaumburg restaurant charged with serving bleach-tainted waterJul 23, 2007 11:00 pm - A Schaumburg restaurant accidentally served a pregnant woman bleach in her drinking water, a lawsuit filed Monday contends. Meena Goel, a dentist, was dining at Moretti'...
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Elgin youth accused in gang shootingJul 23, 2007 11:00 pm - A 17-year-old Elgin was arrested at noon Sunday and accused of firing a shot from a .22-caliber revolver into a car occupied by three members of a rival street gang, pol...
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Kane 'barn' will quench water thirstJul 23, 2007 11:00 pm - At 38,000 square feet, it could be the largest non-agricultural "barn" in Kane County. By January 2008, though, Geneva leaders hope their barn-shaped water treatment pla...
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Village OKs expansionJul 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Village OKs expansion: The Barrington village board of trustees gave approval Monday for the renovation and expansion of the Champion Dodge/Chrysler Jeep dealership at 4...
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Abbott Labs employee hospitalized with acid burnsJul 23, 2007 11:00 pm - An Abbott Laboratory employee is in the burn ward at Loyola Medical Center in Chicago after being doused with acid when a pipe burst early Saturday morning. North Chica...
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Annexation last hurdle for park projectJul 23, 2007 11:00 pm - The Carol Stream Park District hired the construction crews Monday to build its latest park project. But parks officials are still waiting on the village to annex Slepic...
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Suspected drunken driver named in wrongful death lawsuitJul 23, 2007 11:00 pm - The mother of a pregnant 22-year-old McHenry County woman killed earlier this year is suing the suspected drunken driver blamed for causing their deaths. The wrongful de...
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Round Lake man jailed on child pornography chargesJul 23, 2007 11:00 pm - A Round Lake Park man is in the Lake County Jail on 31 counts of child pornography possession. David W. Cashmore, 44, of 534 E. Washington Street, was arrested at his ho...