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Math scores fall as focus shifts to reading skillsOct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Year after year, Illinois high schools fall short of meeting federal No Child Left Behind bench marks on standardized tests. Usually, flat or declining reading scores ta...
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New life for an old Libertyville programOct 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Visitors to downtown Libertyville may enjoy the streetscape and the new parking garage, but likely have no idea how those improvements came to be. Or how long it took. T...
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Opening day filers for state, Cook County racesOct 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Here are the congressional and legislative candidates from the Northwest suburbs who filed on opening day for the Feb. 2 primary election. The filing deadline is Nov. 2,...
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Bean withdraws amendment on financial reform.Oct 20, 2009 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - Rep. Melissa Bean's amendment to federal legislation creating a Consumer Financial Protection Agency was withdrawn at the House Financial Services Committee...
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More money totals for congressional races surfaceOct 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Democratic U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean isn't having the same money problems as those plaguing the woman considered the top Republican candidate for the 8th Congressional Dist...
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Democrat Hamos holds fundraising edge in 10th Dist.Oct 15, 2009 11:00 pm - The Democratic and Republican races for the suburban 10th Congressional District seat are crowded, but one candidate has broken away from the pack when it comes to campa...
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Nutria's iron-stained teeth destroying wetlandsOct 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Ms. Zabel's fourth-grade students at Hawthorn Elementary North in Vernon Hills asked: "Why does the nutria have orange teeth?" Rodents tend to be unpopular animals. Nutr...
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Lake County briefsOct 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Health care round-table: State Rep. Carol Sente will host a senior health care round-table discussion from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13 at The Park at Vernon Hills...
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Lake County briefsOct 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Cemetery walk: Round Lake area history comes alive Sunday during the second annual cemetery walk. The tour begins at 1 p.m. at the Round Lake Beach Cultural & Civic Cent...
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N. Chicago med facility passes key Congress hurdleOct 08, 2009 11:00 pm - A long-planned medical facility in North Chicago that will team the Navy and Veterans Affairs has passed a key hurdle in Congress, lawmakers announced Thursday. The U.S...