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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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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: Students, Boca Raton, Kent State University, Values, Vietnam War (1955-1975)
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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,...
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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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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: Trials, Prosecution, Mokena, Court Preliminary, Juvenile Delinquency
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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: Manhattan (New York City), Newburg, Mennonite, Christianity, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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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...
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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 …... -
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 …... -
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 …... -
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.,...... -
Joliet to contribute funds for purchase of emergency boat
TribLocal - Joliet » NewsJoliet will contribute $15,000 toward the purchase of a 30-foot emergency boat to be shared by law enforcement agencies working along the Des Plaines River …...
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