Burlington
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Library's child, teen areas are 'shockingly popular'Dec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - In 1978, Mary Greenawalt, head of children's services at the Gail Borden Public Library in Elgin, wrote a successful grant proposal based on the concept that children le...
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Westminster's Benson joins 1,000 point clubDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - Welcome to the 1,000 point club, Joel Benson. With 3:44 left in the first quarter, Benson walked up to the free-throw line and calmly sank his first free throw. It gave...
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Bloomingdale Peace Corps worker killed in animal trap in S. AmericaDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - PARAMARIBO, Suriname -- A Peace Corps volunteer from Bloomingdale was killed in Suriname when she accidentally set off a gun rigged as an animal trap, police said. The w...
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Carpentersville teen killed in Algonquin Road crashDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - A Carpentersville teenager died in an accident early Saturday morning after police said the car he was driving crossed into oncoming traffic and hit another car head-on....
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Local toymaker has heart of goldDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - Jim Hildreth doesn't sport a white beard or wear a red suit, but he does have a workshop. It's a ventilated 12-foot by 18-foot piece of basement in his modest...
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Working moms need child-care assistanceDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - Employers need to offer assistance for child care to full-time working mothers. As a single mother myself, I understand the frustration of not having decent, affordable ...
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The briefsDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - Christmas concert at Holy Trinity The vocal choirs, small orchestra and handbells at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Elgin will present a Christmas concert, "Come Ye Fai...
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Fund transit with more pay-as-you-useDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - It is a crying shame that our state and local legislators feel the only way to bail out mass transit in the six collar counties and the city of Chicago is to do it throu...
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Lakes' Williams lights up GrantDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - Lakes senior forward Kevin Guirand walked over to teammate Trey Williams after the Eagles' exhilarating game against Grant and gave his teammate a big pat on the back. ...
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Fox Valley parks plan open houses to explain tax hike requestDec 07, 2007 10:00 pm - Fox Valley Park District leaders have big plans for capital projects in the next few years. But most of those won't get done, leaders say, unless voters approve their re...