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Rock River Bank in Oregon Closed

Rock River Bank already had plans to be closed Friday and Saturday for the Fourth of July holiday.

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Thu Jul 02, 2009

WAND-TV Decatur

3 more banks fail as FDIC mulls rules for sales

Three Illinois banks were shuttered today. Regulators shut John Warner Bank of Clinton, Ill.; First State Bank of Winchester in Winchester, Ill.; and Rock River Bank of Oregon, Ill.

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Northwest Herald

Area police step up patrols during holiday weekend

Ahead of the July 4 holiday weekend, several local police departments are teaming up with the Illinois State Police on Friday for a traffic enforcement blitz along Route 14.

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Wed Jun 24, 2009

Northwest Herald

MCC trustee resigns

CRYSTAL LAKE – Trustee Scott Summers resigned from the McHenry County College Board a day after approving a contract with the institution's new interim president.

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Mon Jun 22, 2009

Northwest Herald

Peasley: President Lincoln was great friend to farmers, ranchers

While headlining the traditional brunch at Harvard Milk Days on June 6, WGN farm director Orion Samuelson noted the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth and dramatized Lincoln's contribution to the farming community with a litany of Lincoln-inspired accomplishments.

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Sat Jun 20, 2009

Christianity Today

The Friendship Boost

" What Makes Us Happy? " It's an eternal mystery, and the title of a fascinating article by Joshua Wolf Shenk in the June Atlantic .

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Thu Jun 18, 2009

Northwest Herald

Begalka: Carousel horses found around town

Most horses look the part, of course. But not these. The stable of fiberglass, carousel horses grazing along the streets of Woodstock are part of a fundraiser for Main Stay Therapeutic Riding Program in Richmond.

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Tue Jun 16, 2009

News-Sun

Waukegan plays backdrop to 'Runway' commercial

The city's downtown did its best supermodel impression, as it posed all afternoon for a commercial to promote the popular fashion show, "Project Runway." Representatives for the Lifetime cable network were in Waukegan on Wednesday to use the downtown as a backdrop, and residents as actors, for a commercial to hype the sixth season of "Project ...

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Sun Jun 14, 2009

Northwest Herald

Peasley: Fireworks organizers accepting donations

My position on the front line of the 68th annual Harvard Milk Days last weekend was pleasant and an opportunity to see many friends at the brunch and along the parade route.

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Fri Jun 12, 2009

Northwest Herald

Suspects sought in armed robbery of Harvard jewelry store

HARVARD – Police are looking for two men who robbed Brady's Jewelers at gunpoint Thursday afternoon.

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Daily Herald

Grayslake man injured in crash

A Grayslake man remained in critical condition Wednesday night following a crash involving two semitrailers in Harvard earlier in the day.

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Wed Jun 10, 2009

Northwest Herald

Storms cause power outage, flooded road

Power has been restored at most of the Harvard area homes that experienced storm outages this morning, according to ComEd.

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Mon Jun 08, 2009

Northwest Herald

Milk-drinking contest a big draw

HARVARD – Christine Brooks knew the weather forecast for Saturday: rain. But it would take more than drizzles to keep her and her daughter, Jessica, from enjoying Harvard Milk Days.

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Sat Jun 06, 2009

Northwest Herald

Best of the Fests: County's summer festival season underway

Jaycees Cary Days will take place June 18 through 21 in Lions Park. An area that celebrates both milk and Mozart? Yeah, you can definitely call that “unique.” That's how Cort Carlson describes the summer of festivals in McHenry County.

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Thu Jun 04, 2009

National Review

Is There an American Mind?

'The greater part of the public, and a greater part even of the intelligent and alert public, is simply non-intellectual,' declared Richard Hofstadter in his bluntly titled Anti-intellectualism in American Life in 1963.

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Fri May 29, 2009

Northwest Herald

The Sidetracks 10

Our top picks for what to do in McHenry County, the region and Chicago 1. COLIN MOCHRIE & BRAD SHERWOOD WHEN: 8 p.m. Saturday WHERE: Genesee Theatre, 203 N. Genesee St., Waukegan INFO: Former stars of “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” will present an evening of improv comedy.

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Wed May 27, 2009

Northwest Herald

Local Hispanic leaders praise historic nominee

WOODSTOCK – Municipal attorney Carlos Arevalo was pleased that the nation's first African-American president nominated the potentially first Hispanic U.S. Supreme Court justice Tuesday.

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Mon May 25, 2009

Northwest Herald

Woodstock man gets 8 years in 9th DUI

WOODSTOCK – A 41-year-old Woodstock man is serving an eight-year prison term after being convicted of his ninth DUI.

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Sat May 23, 2009

Northwest Herald

Peasley: Harvard Milk Days has long history

A 68-year McHenry County tradition will come to a climax June 6 with the annual Harvard Milk Days parade and related events at Milky Way Park.

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Fri May 22, 2009

Northwest Herald

Police searching for alleged officer impersonator

Two composites have been created of the man accused of impersonating an officer.

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