Algonquin
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IHSA awards Jacobs sectional in new formatNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Though the boys basketball regular season is less than two weeks old, the postseason began taking shape this week when the IHSA announced sectional assignments for the n...
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A legacy built on fighting abortionNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Years after he passed the first modern federal law restricting abortion, Congressman Henry Hyde gilded his anti-abortion legacy when he took the stand in a trial to defe...
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Batavia ranked among best places to raise kidsNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Batavia is among the best places in the country to raise children, according to BusinessWeek magazine. The annual review rated the city 21st in the country for towns tha...
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Elgin ends first phase of downtown workNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Elgin officials know the city's downtown revitalization work is a hassle for residents and business owners. But city officials say they did a better job this year than l...
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Geneva teen's perfect ACT ekes out twin'sNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Jake Tauscher of Geneva received good news recently: He was one of 22 teens, out of 112,000 nationally, to get a perfect score of 36 on an ACT test he took in September....
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Fox Valley sure has the Christmas spiritNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Forgive Dane Willman if he hasn't had time to chat the past few days. The Carpentersville man and friends are feverishly painting and prepping for what will likely be th...
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Longtime staffers say Hyde was a friend, mentorNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Sam Stratman so wanted to work for Henry Hyde he spent a week preparing for the job interview in May 1987. "I followed his career for some time. He was the obvious choic...
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Former teacher pleads guilty to soliciting childNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - A former teacher at Mundelein High School was placed on 30 months' probation Thursday after admitting he asked a student to send him lewd photos of herself. Scott Lempa,...
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Democrat withdraws from 8th District raceNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - One of the candidates challenging U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean has withdrawn from the Democratic primary race, he confirmed today. Jonathan Farnick, a 39-year-old computer con...
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Geneva man sentenced in St. Charles fightNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Saying the sanctity of a home is something that can't be violated, a judge Thursday sentenced a 24-year-old Geneva man to eight years for his role in a melee in a St. Ch...