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'Co-marketing' arrangements put Zillow in hot waterAug 18, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON - You're probably familiar with the online realty marketing giant Zillow because of its voluminous home sale listings and its controversial "Zestimate" proper...
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Some not-so-obvious great teachers in movie historyAug 18, 2017 6:00 am - Summer has already ended for some students in the suburbs, giving way to that exciting first week of school when you meet your new teachers, get reacquainted with that d...
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7 years. 9 judges. 67 court dates. Why murder suspect is still waiting for trialAug 18, 2017 5:30 am - Seven years ago today, authorities say, Su Won Kil fatally shot a man he'd taken into his Gilberts home. He was arrested just hours later, and within two days he was fac...
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Governor's school-funding reform plan is fatally flawedAug 18, 2017 1:00 am - Illinois' school funding system consistently ranks as one of the most inequitable and least adequate in America. In virtually every national study on the subject, Illino...
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COD summer camp gives teens, teachers exposure to cyber securityAug 18, 2017 1:00 am - Summer camps usually conger up memories of huddling around campfires, s'mores, singing ... or, for the more intense, practicing math tables or musical scales. But a rece...
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How can you stand by a president with no heart?Aug 18, 2017 1:00 am - By Michael Gerson "O mother / What shall I cry? / We demand a committee, a representative / committee, a committee of investigation / RESIGN RESIGN RESIGN" - T.S. Eliot...
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Learn from an expert: Kayak the Fox RiverAug 17, 2017 11:00 pm - Experienced kayakers will lead you on an adventure down the Fox River
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Jackson: Join the white bass frenzy on the ChainAug 17, 2017 6:05 am - You don't have to subscribe to the three first name club to enjoy what's going on with the Chain's various lakes. You don't have to invest your child's college fund to b...
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South Elgin High School students win top honors at Teen Film FestivalAug 17, 2017 6:00 am - Congratulations to South Elgin High School students Jeevan Acharya and Kevin Czasca for winning the Best Overall Film Award at the 11th annual Teen Film Festival, sponso...
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Suburban districts to pick up part of new teacher pensions in 2020Aug 17, 2017 5:30 am - A change buried in this year's state budget would require suburban school districts to pick up a portion of costs for teacher pensions beginning in 2020. The state's ne...