All Stories from May 21, 2012 (Change date)
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Editorial: The distraction friends add to teen drivingMay 21, 2012 6:53 pm - The power of peer pressure among teenagers is well documented, and even if it weren’t, any parent could attest to it. It many respects, this is to be celebrated. Though ...
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Wheaton’s fallen native sonsMay 21, 2012 6:37 pm - Army Spc. Samuel Watts is the fifth member of the armed services from Wheaton to die since the start of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The memory of Watts — and ...
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Road fund still being raided, transit group saysMay 21, 2012 6:24 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Taxes on gasoline and license-plate fees are among ways Illinois raises nearly $3 billion a year for road construction and repair. But transit advocates sa...
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Elgin council to consider employee pay studyMay 21, 2012 6:14 pm - All those who think Elgin city employees are unfairly compensated may soon have data to guide their opinions. City council members will consider funding a compensation ...
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35 years for Hoffman Estates man convicted of sexual abuse, child pornographyMay 21, 2012 6:01 pm - Many longtime friends of John Agresta thought they could trust him with their children. They were wrong. On Monday, the 45-year-old Hoffman Estates man pleaded guilty ...
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Illinois dioceses join birth control challengeMay 21, 2012 6:01 pm - Catholic dioceses in Springfield and Joliet and their charity groups are among 43 plaintiffs in a dozen lawsuits that challenge the Obama administration mandate that mos...
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Co-founder of Summit School dies at 94May 21, 2012 6:00 pm - More than 40 years ago, an innovative teacher was sought to help two boys with learning disabilities. She used three basic principles - love, understanding and patience ...
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Mitrovich a finalist for Washington school district’s top jobMay 21, 2012 5:57 pm - Outgoing Naperville Unit District 203 Superintendent Mark Mitrovich could soon be headed back west. Bellevue School District 405, located 10 miles east of Seattle, h...
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Schaumburg police to host child safety eventMay 21, 2012 5:32 pm - The Schaumburg Police Department in partnership with the Schaumburg Township District Library and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children will be participat...
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College of DuPage's revised expansion plan meets oppositionMay 21, 2012 5:00 pm - College of DuPage's decision to scale back a planned expansion of its Glen Ellyn campus hasn't silenced all of the proposal's critics. A large group of neighbors are co...