Aurora
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Dunham Early College Academy gives kids a chanceJul 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Fifty students from the East and West Aurora school districts will be able to finish almost an entire year of college while still high school. Officials from Waubonsee C...
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Who handles the DuPage Fair's garbage?Jul 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Cow pies, horse apples and lamb pellets; by any other name they would smell just as rancid. At DuPage County's five-day fair, which continues today in Wheaton, with its ...
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Elburn woman opens Party Animals to entertain kidsJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Cindy Thul always has loved being around kids. So it's only fitting that her new business is for children -- whether it's birthday parties, stuffed animals or candy. "I ...
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School board nearly fails test of performance from staffJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - St. Charles school board members got a report card of their own this week -- and it probably won't make the refrigerator. According to Superintendent Donald Schlomann, s...
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Police blotter - Fox valleyJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Carpentersville An Aurora man has been accused of charging $115.81 to someone else's credit card, police said. Donald R. Johnson, 40, of 562 Hartford Road, was charged w...
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Elgin fire chief offered jobJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Elgin fire chief offered job: The Bartlett Fire Protection District has officially offered Elgin Fire Chief Mike Falese the assistant fire chief job in Bartlett. The off...
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Letters to the Editor - DuPage CountyJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Bush right to veto stem cell legislation President Bush stood firm by vetoing a bill that would mandate federal funding of embryonic stem cell research. But he also issu...
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Golf Channel sponsors area youth competitionJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Youth golfers will be hitting the links at two area golf courses this weekend as part of a national skills competition. Drive, Chip and Putt, a competition presented by ...
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Dist. 301 earns 2007 Bright Red Apple awardJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Supt. Brad Hawk was beside himself this week when he announced that the school district he oversees -- Central Unit District 301 -- earned an award from SchoolSearch, an...
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Firm recognizes Geneva schoolsJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - What does the Geneva school district have in common with Michael Jordan? Both have accomplished at least one "three-peat." Jordan and the Bulls won three NBA titles in a...