Batavia
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Unknown toddler laid to rest in WheatonOct 14, 2007 11:00 pm - His family never came forward to claim him, but a community stepped up to make sure an unidentified toddler wasn't forgotten. A solemn crowd of about 100 mourners gath...
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Get Blues and Tattoos and help Batavia Interfaith Food PantryOct 14, 2007 11:00 pm - A Blues and Tattoos Halloween party at Nello's Motorcycles will benefit the Batavia Interfaith Food Pantry. The party will start at 8 p.m. Oct. 27 at Nello's, 555 S. Riv...
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Schools show off new field houseOct 14, 2007 11:00 pm - It had been seven years since Kathleen Glockner, a former substitute teacher, paid a visit to Jacobs High School in Algonquin. During her 15 years at the school, Glockn...
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Aliens, pirates among popular Halloween costumesOct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - Plenty of people go the store-bought route for inventing a new persona for Halloween for their kids or, given that Halloween is increasingly becoming a "holiday" for adu...
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Elgin woman credits keeping busy for her 100 yearsOct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - At 100 years old -- 90 spent in the Fox Valley area -- Goldie Weisenbarn remembers a time when problems like traffic congestion and suburban sprawl were unheard of. The ...
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Elgin historian -- and a really good guy -- gone too soonOct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - The night before he died, George Albee had prepared a wonderful meal of pork tenderloin with asparagus for his wife, Joye, and oldest daughter, Jennifer Bero, Bero said....
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Class size threatens U-46 contractOct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46 teachers on Monday will weigh in on the first teacher contract in district history to address the issue of large class sizes at the high ...
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Association to be honored for restoration workOct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - Had one person never offered his credit card to help fund the group's first fundraiser, an Elgin neighborhood association may never have gotten off the ground -- or have...
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Preschool combines park and school districtsOct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - Preschoolers and staff at Friendship Station are enjoying new digs this year after moving to Geneva Middle School South. Friendship Station is a joint project of the Gen...
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Chapter 4: 1 of every 2 education dollars stays in classroomOct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - A typical suburban classroom of 25 students represents $315,000 in revenue. That's $12,600 per kid, the average per-pupil revenue collected in 2005-06 by the 94 school d...