Burlington
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Other skills needed beyond those of ACTNov 28, 2007 10:00 pm - The article on the failure of our high school students to pass the ACT was very concerning. As a high school teacher, I am also concerned that our students cannot pass ...
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Hastert nets six-figure retirementNov 28, 2007 10:00 pm - Three pensions from the three different acts of Dennis Hastert's career will yield roughly $100,000 per year in retirement income for the Plano Republican. Hastert, who ...
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U-46 teachers file notice of intent to strikeNov 28, 2007 10:00 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46 teachers filed a 10-day intent-to-strike notice today, a day after a 15-hour negotiation session failed to produce a contract deal. Elgin...
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Thread of light runs through dark stories on foreclosure crisisNov 28, 2007 10:00 pm - No one takes pleasure in seeing unforeseen circumstances dishevel the lives of families. Yet, these stories can generate something more than sympathy. A fairly simple ma...
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Missing tests found, so 5th-graders off the hookNov 28, 2007 10:00 pm - Indian Prairie Unit District 204 fifth-graders hoping for one special package this season got their wish Wednesday. A box of their standardized test scores that recently...
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Another transit bailout plan runs off tracksNov 28, 2007 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- State lawmakers rejected using suburban and Chicago gas sales to bailout the region's bus and train agencies Wednesday as a "doomsday" deadline for route ...
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Court agrees man should get new trial in Elgin slayingNov 28, 2007 10:00 pm - The case of a Chicago man sentenced to 45 years in prison for a 1993 slaying in Elgin could wind up being heard by the Illinois Supreme Court. An Illinois Appellate Cour...
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Elgin gearing for immigration surveyNov 28, 2007 10:00 pm - The Association for Legal Americans has yet to approach the Elgin City Council. But city council members already are preparing their response to the group's call for tou...
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Dreaming of your own business? Read this firstNov 28, 2007 10:00 pm - Charles Evans has a wife, three kids and a mortgage; a good job; and -- oh, oh -- a perhaps irresistible entrepreneurial urge "to do something on my own." That's likely ...
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Maps detail flood plain changesNov 28, 2007 10:00 pm - Revamped, digitized maps of Kane County outline areas prone to flooding and could help homeowners determine whether they need to buy flood insurance. Using satellite tec...