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Beginnings: About 1725, the Town of Huntington decided to promote settlement in the Eastern Plains area, including a community called North Dix Hills. A tract of land almost 2 square miles was surveyed, and farmers moved in to take advantage of the flat land and fertile soil.
Beginnings: About 1725, the Town of Huntington decided to promote settlement in the Eastern Plains area, including a community called North Dix Hills. A tract of land almost 2 square miles was surveyed, and farmers moved in to take advantage of the flat land and fertile soil.
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Retiring school officials are praised by village
Frankfort officials paid homage this week to four retiring executives who helped make Lincoln-Way High School District 210 a community crown jewel. "When I talk to people who've moved to Frankfort and I ask them why … almost every single person...
Tags: Science and Technology, Frankfort, Netherlands, Austin (Chicago, Illinois)
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John Wager, 1946-2013
Before he was a philosophy professor, John Wager was an Army infantry sergeant fighting in Vietnam who, in 1970, refused an order to go into Cambodia because he believed it would be illegal. The invasion of Cambodia was announced by President Richard...Tags: Values, Boca Raton, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Religion and Belief, Florida Atlantic University
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Arleen Sampson,
Bristol: Services for Arleen Sampson, 75, of Bristol will be 1 p.m. Saturday, April 27, at the Groton Community Center. The Rev. Charles Bunk will officiate. Arleen passed away April 22, 2013, at her residence in Bristol. Arleen Jane was born on March...Tags: Groton
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Arleen Sampson
Services for Arleen Sampson, 75, of Bristol will be 1 p.m. Saturday, April 27, at the Groton Community Center. The Rev. Charles Bunk will officiate. Arleen passed away April 22, 2013, at her residence in Bristol. Arleen Jane was born on March 22,...
Tags: Groton
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Tinley, Lincoln-Way police blotter: March 25
The following items were taken from Tinley Park, New Lenox, Frankfort and Mokena police records. Tinley Park Burglary A motor home parked at the rear of a residence on the 6200 block of West James Street sustained structural damage during a burglary...
Tags: Crimes, Prosecution, Juvenile Delinquency, Crime, Law and Justice, Theft
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John D. King, 60
John D. King, 60, of Newburg, Pa., formerly of Hagerstown, Md., died Monday, Feb. 18, 2013 at home. He was born Sunday, Sept. 14, 1952, in New Market, Va. John was a son of the late Myron A. and Edna R. Stoltzfus King. He was a member of Faith...
Tags: Mennonite, Christianity, Religion and Belief, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Newburg
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Road near I-55 in Joliet area closed after refinery leak
Arsenal Road near Interstate 55 was closed this morning after the release of "petroleum byproducts" at the Exxon-Mobil refinery and is expected to remain closed through the afternoon, officials said The road was closed from the interstate to Baseline...
Tags: Elburn, Channahon
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Marine shot by O.C. deputy is buried in Illinois hometown
L.A. NOWThe unarmed U.S. Marine who was fatally shot by an Orange County sheriff’s deputy in a darkened high school parking lot in February, was buried Friday afternoon after a service in his hometown of Joliet, Ill. Sgt. Manuel Loggins Jr.,...... -
Will County executive the only county-wide candidate with a challenger
TribLocal - Plainfield » NewsWill County Executive Larry Walsh will be the only candidate for a county-wide office to face a challenger in Tuesday's primary. Incumbent Walsh, a Democrat …... -
Warehouse workers file lawsuit
TribLocal - Bolingbrook » NewsTwo Will County warehouse workers have filed a lawsuit against an Elwood warehouse that contracts with Walmart, alleging they did not give adequate notice before laying …... -
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Back home in Illinois, Guardsmen look for normalcy
TribLocal - Plainfield » NewsA soldier leaps from his bed in the middle of the night, startled by the ruckus of a son playing with his dog. Then he …...
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