Carpentersville
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A little early Christmas revelry in South ElginNov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - Several hundred residents bundled up to see County Park transformed into a winter wonderland Saturday at South Elgin's annual An Almost Winter Day festival. Families en...
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Dropout rates fallingNov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - Weeks into high school, Robert Struggles had forged a plan: Trudge through until he hit age 16, then drop out. That birthday has come and gone. And he's still there. Tod...
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Focus groups alone won't fix trust problemNov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - A headline this week, "Community input key as U-46 picks search firm for chief," probably brought a lot more rolling eyes than a wave of eager volunteers. Community invo...
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Chapter 9: Schools falling further into debtNov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - Illinois schools spend a lot of money every month. They're also spending a lot of tomorrow's dollars today. Illinois schools owed a total of $16 billion in bond loans at...
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Copies of Veterans Day radio show are availableNov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - I really enjoyed last Sunday's Veterans Day ceremony in Elgin. I counted more than 100 people there, including city officials, veterans and their families. There were ve...
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Another terrible accident at intersection with no stoplightNov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - Lori Westerlin froze when she heard the scream of the ambulance's siren and the whir of the helicopter heading over her Elburn home late in the afternoon of Nov. 9. She ...
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Interfaith prayer service today at First Congregational Church in ElginNov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - The Coalition of Religious Leaders and Christian, Jewish, Baha'i and Muslim communities are participating in an Interfaith Thanksgiving Prayer Service at 7 p.m. today at...
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Scouting the Fox Valley area's bowling teamsNov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - Bartlett Hawks Coach: Carrie Klein (8th season) Home house: Espo's Country Lanes (Elgin) Top bowlers: Seniors: Stephanie Jones, Cassandra Fagan; Freshmen: Jamie Boothe, ...
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Campton Hills foes dealt new legal setbackNov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - Proponents of disconnection from the village of Campton Hills suffered another setback when Kane County Circuit Judge Michael J. Colwell dismissed a petition for disconn...
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Cook County dropout ratesNov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - Dropout rates State figures show that high school dropout rates have dropped. (Shown in percentages.) District ...