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  1. Smith powers RomeovilleRead the original story

    11 hrs ago | 301 Moved Permanently

    ... 5:00. JT ran to a 27-10 cushion after one quarter and led the Knights (2-6, 0-2) 46-21 at halftime. Boys basketball Lockport 54, Homewood-Flossmoor 50 -- At Lockport, Ed Ward powered the Porters to the win with 14 points. Streator 64, Lincoln-Way ...

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  2. Libraries seek voters' approval for upgradesRead the original story

    20 hrs ago | Homer Sun

    A February referendum proposal envisions improvements to libraries in Lockport and Romeoville, plus a new library building in Crest Hill.

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  3. New board at Homer ChamberRead the original story

    20 hrs ago | Homer Sun

    ... past president Annette Gioiosa, of Chamber Boosters in Homer Township; Wendy Carver, of Hollingsworth Candy in Lockport; Renee Saban, of Coldwell Banker Honig-Bell of Lockport; Kimberly Brehm, of the Lockport Township High School District; Lynn ...

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  4. From smoker to smoke damageRead the original story

    20 hrs ago | Herald News

    A careless smoker is being blamed for a small fire in an apartment Monday. Lockport Township firefighters were called around 11 p.m. by a person driving past the three-unit building in the 1800 block of North Broadway, according to Battalion Chief John Kure.

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  5. Night LifeRead the original story

    20 hrs ago | Lincoln-Way Sun

    ... St., Oak Forest. Call 708-687-9323. Carter's Place: Live music at 8 p.m. Saturdays ($3 cover). At 13 W. Ninth St., Lockport. Call 815-838-7881. Chaoz Sports Lounge: Jam session Open Mic night, 8 to 11 p.m. Tuesdays. Hosted by "Big Dog" Mercer and ...

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  6. Art and museum calendarRead the original story

    20 hrs ago | Herald News

    ... Art: At 310 N. Ottawa St. in downtown Joliet. Call 815-727-5255 or visit www.fcpaonline.org. Illinois State Museum Lockport Gallery: The Leaf and the Page, a new exhibition, runs to Jan. 29, 2010. In conjunction, the museum is launching a new set of ...

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  7. Lockport ready for ChristmasRead the original story

    21 hrs ago | Suburban Chicago News

    ... snapped pictures on Nov. 28 at "Christmas in the Square," the festival that began the holiday season in downtown Lockport. The festival, in historic Central Square along East Ninth Street, brought back live reindeer and the Festival of Trees this ...

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  8. Officials: One Asian carp found in canalRead the original story

    21 hrs ago | Suburban Chicago News

    ... found one of them among tens of thousands of poisoned fish. A bighead carp was found Thursday 500 feet from the Lockport lock and dam near the west bank. The fish was nearly 22 inches long. The cleanup resumed Friday. Illinois Department of Natural ...

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  9. No Asian carp found in channel where DNA had beenRead the original story w/Photo

    22 hrs ago | SanLuisObispo.com

    ... pulls a fish from the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal as they search for Asian carp Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009 in Lockport, Ill. A toxic chemical was dumped on a nearly 6-mile stretch of the canal as part of state and federal efforts to keep the ...

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  10. Gotta do itRead the original story

    Tuesday | Herald News

    ... is free. Cookies by the pound: 9 a.m. to noon Dec. 12, First United Methodist Church, 1000 S. Washington St. in Lockport. Purchase homemade cookies from our best bakers for only $5 per pound. Toy and food drive: 7 p.m. Dec. 12, the Jackson Township ... 1 comment

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  11. Lost and foundRead the original story

    Tuesday | Lincoln-Way Sun

    Pat Nolan of Lockport is like me. She prefers to do her Christmas shopping online -- no travel, no crowds and no "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer." You don't even have to get dressed.

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  12. Rapid Response Team Takes on Asian CarpRead the original story w/Photo

    Tuesday | The Epoch Times

    ... electric barriers. They applied the EPA-approved fish toxicant rotenone to the canal between the barrier and the Lockport lock and dam. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has joined forces with the Asian Carp working group and the rapid response ...

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  13. State to hear arguments on water-rate increaseRead the original story

    Tuesday | Herald News

    ... customers throughout the state, represents more than 10,000 water and sewer customers in Homer Glen, Orland Hills, Lockport, Bolingbrook, Mokena and unincorporated Frankfort and Orland townships. Tensions have flared between Illinois American and ...

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  14. How great thou artRead the original story

    Tuesday | Lincoln-Way Sun

    ... art is in storage 11 months of the year. But, come December, very little rivals his masterpieces. Siegel, of Lockport, has constructed a nearly life-size nativity scene for the University of St. Francis that will be on display in the university's ...

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  15. Asian Carp Rapid Response Workgroup wraps up main operation on Chicago Sanitary Ship CanalRead the original story

    Monday Dec 7 | Illinois Government News Network

    ... of visible dead fish are complete at this time. One Bighead Asian carp was discovered nearly 500 feet above the Lockport Lock on Thursday afternoon, December 3. Biologists with the workgroup believe there is a high probability that additional Asian ...

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  16. Carus Corporation Helps IDNR Eradicate Asian CarpRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 3 | ThomasNet

    LaSalle/Peru, IL - A stretch of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal near Lockport, IL, is the site of a massive Asian Carp fish kill, and a liquid product manufactured by Carus is playing an integral role in the project.

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  17. Illinois American rate increase hearings set for this week Read the original story

    Monday Dec 7 | Daily Southtown News

    Parties on both sides of the Illinois American Water debate are preparing to make their case during hearings in Springfield this week.

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  18. Michigan Will Sue Illinois Over Asian CarpRead the original story w/Photo

    Sunday Dec 6 | CBS2

    ... plan to deal with Asian Carp. Cox's statement comes just days after authorities undertook a massive fish kill near Lockport along a stretch of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal in part to determine if Asian carp was present south of Chicago. A ...

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  19. Regional news in briefRead the original story

    Saturday Dec 5 | Detroit Free Press

    ... when she retires. "To me, it's essentially a pay cut," she said. Huge cleanup of poisoned fish nears end Crews in Lockport, Ill., at the massive fish poisoning aimed at stopping Asian carp from reaching Lake Michigan, were picking up few fish by ...

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  20. Hope grows that mass fish kill has halted spread of Asian carp into CanadaRead the original story w/Photo

    Sunday Dec 6 | Free Press

    ... pulls a fish from the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal as they search for Asian carp Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009 in Lockport, Ill. They can weigh 40 kilograms, eat nearly half their weight each day in plankton, and have been known to bludgeon unsuspecting ...

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