Algonquin
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Will U-46 dual language program keep up?Dec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - After years of pleading with the Elgin Area U-46 school board for middle school dual-language opportunities, a group of Channing Elementary parents are in panic mode. "W...
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Milestones for Moran, BensonDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - It happened in a blink of an eye with 7:28 remaining in the third quarter. With a flick of the wrist Jacobs senior John Moran swatted the basketball away, recovered it a...
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Bloomingdale Peace Corps worker killed in animal trap in S. AmericaDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - PARAMARIBO, Suriname -- A Peace Corps volunteer from Bloomingdale was killed in Suriname when she accidentally set off a gun rigged as an animal trap, police said. The w...
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Carpentersville teen killed in Algonquin Road crashDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - A Carpentersville teenager died in an accident early Saturday morning after police said the car he was driving crossed into oncoming traffic and hit another car head-on....
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Local toymaker has heart of goldDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - Jim Hildreth doesn't sport a white beard or wear a red suit, but he does have a workshop. It's a ventilated 12-foot by 18-foot piece of basement in his modest...
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Members of 'lonely profession' get valuable support at writers groupDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - Writing is a lonely profession, according to Amy Gail Hansen of Algonquin. You can sit at your desk for hours agonizing over a single phrase -- or the words can pour fr...
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Bad idea to insult parents' intelligence; talk reality, not policyDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - There's one truth about parents. They tend to focus on their own kids to the exclusion of almost anything else. That's why I've always thought it unwise for schools to s...
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Fox Valley parks plan open houses to explain tax hike requestDec 07, 2007 10:00 pm - Fox Valley Park District leaders have big plans for capital projects in the next few years. But most of those won't get done, leaders say, unless voters approve their re...
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Notes on ReligionDec 07, 2007 10:00 pm - Notes on religion To include your church in the free listings, e-mail to foxvalley@dailyherald.com, fax to (847) 608-0849, or mail to 385 Airport Road, Suite A, Elgin IL...
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Heart attack claims ex-Carpentersville firefighterDec 07, 2007 10:00 pm - A veteran Carpentersville fire lieutenant who died Thursday of an apparent heart attack will be remembered for his dedication and dependability, friends and relatives sa...