Barrington
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8th District GOP hopefuls talk taxes, economic issuesJan 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Three Republican candidates in the 8th Congressional District are addressing federal tax cuts and other economic issues as a part of their campaigns. Steve Greenberg of ...
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Waterproof remote wins an award for PDTJan 12, 2008 10:00 pm - So you happen to be leaning over the railing of your yacht and you dropped your remote control. If it's the U2 Waterproof System Controller, you're in luck. It'll float....
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LEGO teams compete for chance at stateJan 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Savannah Shuster of Lake Zurich never thought she would be offering advice to Deer Park village officials when she joined the Gem Miners team three years ago. She and he...
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Contest is something to build onJan 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Brain power fueled the energy Saturday at a pair of regional competitions for the First LEGO League robotics tournament. Nearly 200 middle school students, divided betwe...
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Diary highlights how teens' lives have changed in past 100 yearsJan 12, 2008 10:00 pm - The other day I struck up a conversation with a fellow who, it turns out, is a reader of this column. Not only that, he told me his 13-year-old daughter Rebecca also r...
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Emotions obscure School Finance 101Jan 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Two recent letters to the editor point to what seems to be a key factor limiting public dialog on school finances -- i.e., the emotional reactions of professional educat...
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Maine W. wins; Cougars reboundJan 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Maine West's girls basketball team ran its record to 3-0 in 2008 with a 50-35 victory over Lyons Township Saturday night. The Warriors (15-5 overall) also improved to 2-...
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Blue Devils bounce backJan 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Warren's girls gymnastics team was disappointed in its third-place finish in the Lake Forest/Warren Invitational last week. The Blue Devils got back to work in preparati...
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Starting Riverwoods Police from scratchJan 12, 2008 10:00 pm - On Oct. 31, 2001, the first Riverwoods police squad car began patrolling village streets. Chief Morris Weinstein, who had taken over the department a month before, was m...
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Let's ban plastic shopping bagsJan 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Just recently, the nation of China banned free plastic shopping bags and called for a return to the cloth bags of old -- this action largely welcomed by merchants and sh...