Burlington
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A legacy built on fighting abortionNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Years after he passed the first modern federal law restricting abortion, Congressman Henry Hyde gilded his anti-abortion legacy when he took the stand in a trial to defe...
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Batavia ranked among best places to raise kidsNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Batavia is among the best places in the country to raise children, according to BusinessWeek magazine. The annual review rated the city 21st in the country for towns tha...
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Elgin ends first phase of downtown workNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Elgin officials know the city's downtown revitalization work is a hassle for residents and business owners. But city officials say they did a better job this year than l...
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Lost generations, and a lost 4 of 5Nov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Wow, only 1 in 5 graduates college ready. What a headline. However, this is not what should concern the Illinois taxpayer. What should concern our communities and politi...
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Geneva teen's perfect ACT ekes out twin'sNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Jake Tauscher of Geneva received good news recently: He was one of 22 teens, out of 112,000 nationally, to get a perfect score of 36 on an ACT test he took in September....
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Losses don't sit well with HarperNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - No one likes losing. And that's what first-year Harper College coach Tony Amarino likes about his men's basketball team. "They're playing hard and they want to win," Ama...
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Bandits softball should be easy for Fox Valley to embraceNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Elgin city councilman Mike Powers may have said it best. "Elgin has an incredibly rich sports tradition," was Powers' comment Tuesday at a press conference formally anno...
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Longtime staffers say Hyde was a friend, mentorNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Sam Stratman so wanted to work for Henry Hyde he spent a week preparing for the job interview in May 1987. "I followed his career for some time. He was the obvious choic...
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Carols highlight Elgin Children's Chorus concertNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - The Elgin Children's Chorus will perform seasonal melodies in "Christmastide Carols" at 3 and 6 p.m. Sunday at the Elgin Community College Arts Center, 1700 Spartan Driv...
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Geneva man sentenced in St. Charles fightNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Saying the sanctity of a home is something that can't be violated, a judge Thursday sentenced a 24-year-old Geneva man to eight years for his role in a melee in a St. Ch...