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Year in Review: Top Stories on Algonquin-LITH Patch 2013

Year in Review on Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Patch.

As 2013 comes to end, it is time to look back at the stories that made the headlines on Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Patch.

This past year was packed with news - some good, some tragically sad.

For Algonquin-LITH, the year's top story is surprisingly sweet: The Chocolate Lasagna Food on Facebook recipe! Readers liked this recipe enough to share with friends and family, and the story went viral.

2013's Overall Top Stories Algonquin-LITH


1) Food on Facebook: Chocolate Lasagna Recipe

2) Centegra May be Treating County's First Krokodil User Case

3) Lake in the Hills Teen, Emily Weyers, 18, Dies in Accident

4) Cheeseburger in Paradise Closes; Fuddruckers Moving In


Top Police & Fire News


1) Skeletal Remains Found in McHenry Home Identified

2) Lake in the Hills Man Accused of Sexually Assaulting Roommate

3) LITH Man Indicted on Child Pornography Charges

4) Authorities: Algonquin Man 'State's Top Trader of Child Pornography

5) Algonquin Woman Gets 6 Years in Prison for Writing Bad Checks

6) Lake in the Hills Man Charged with Sexual Abuse, Predatory Sexual Assault

7) Second Blaze in 18 Months at Algonquin Home


Top Business News


1) Bentley's Bagels and Brew in Algonquin Closes

2) Applebee's Restaurant in Lake in the Hills Closes

3) Area Dominick's Stores To Be Sold

4) Northwest Suburban Driving School Closes Without Notice

5) Flat Squirrel Scooters Closes

6) Lake in the Hills Theater to Sell Alcohol

7) Foreclosure Lawsuit Filed Against Inland's Algonquin Commons

8) Williams-Sonoma to Close at the Algonquin Commons

9) Used Book Store Opens in Algonquin


Government


1) Video Gaming Approved in Algonquin Despite Village President's Passionate Plea 

2) Federal Funds Awarded for Algonquin, Randall CFI

3) Deadline Looming for Riverside Plaza to Begin Converting Condos to Apartments

4) Algonquin Officials: Financing Secured for Riverside Plaza Project

Around Town


1) Algonquin Families Cope with Flooding by Helping Each Other

2) Residents Battle Flooded Basements, Roads; Algonquin Declares Disaster

3) LITH Distributes Sandbags Amid Hopes Water Levels Stabilize






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