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Proposal to limit municipal primaries faces oppositionSep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Provisions in an already controversial Senate bill sent to the governor's desk likely would reduce the number of municipal primary elections. "That particular provision...
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Liberians safe from forced return, for nowSep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Joseph Dahnweih couldn't go back. Time had taught him that. With an ailing wife and little hope of work in a country where eight of 10 people are unemployed, Dahnweih kn...
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U-46, teachers agree on contractSep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - After nearly 180 hours of negotiations, Elgin Area School District U-46 and its teachers have hammered out a tentative three-year deal, officials said Saturday. The prev...
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Treasury of handmade warmthSep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - The first time Joan Todd tried her hand at quilting, she made a pillow for a fundraiser at Elgin's First United Methodist Church. She was so pleased with the results tha...
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Kane jurors get Wi-FiSep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - One day's pay for Kane County jury duty: $10. Reimbursement per mile traveled from your home to the courthouse: 20 cents. Knowing you can still stay in touch with your s...
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Hundreds join protest at Planned ParenthoodSep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - A little girl knelt in the grass, head bowed, fingers clasped, joyfully singing "Amazing Grace" to herself Saturday morning. About 20 feet in front of her stood the Plan...
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Scout jamboree has royal flair for St. Charles teenSep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Hylands Park, just north of London, is a long way from Richmond Elementary School in St. Charles, where Ryan Griswold first became a Cub Scout. Now a junior at St. Charl...
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New Saturday-night service enjoys full houseSep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Christ Community Church's new Saturday-night worship service blasted out of the gate yesterday with a full house, with legendary Christian author and apologeticist Lee S...
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Heritage Fest scheduleSep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - The annual festival wraps up today from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Grafelman Park and in downtown West Dundee. For details, visit www.west-dundee.il.us. SUNDAY 8 to 11 a.m. Dun...
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Perlman opens ESO season with vigor, skill and humorSep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - The Elgin Symphony Orchestra's Gala Concert Saturday was fittingly book-ended by two excerpts from Wagner's Ring Cycle: "Entry of the 4Gods into Valhalla" and "Ride of t...