Carpentersville
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Another ending for that Iraq/toilet taleOct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - "Imagine a man standing in front of a clogged toilet," began Raleigh Sutton in his comparison of Iraq to a clogged toilet in an Oct. 7 edition. He illustrates the absurd...
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Chapter 4: 1 of every 2 education dollars stays in classroomOct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - A typical suburban classroom of 25 students represents $315,000 in revenue. That's $12,600 per kid, the average per-pupil revenue collected in 2005-06 by the 94 school d...
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New St. Joseph cancer center gets a nameOct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - On Oct. 2, more than 300 people celebrated the groundbreaking at the new Cancer Care Center at Provena St. Joseph Hospital. At the ceremony, President and CEO Bill Brown...
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Geneva man's music shows you can go homeOct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - Pat Schiller provided the singing voice you may have heard on some radio or television commercials in the 1970s, but the Geneva resident eventually set aside his musical...
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Jacobs sectional champ againOct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - Jacobs' girls tennis coach Jon Betts may have had the easiest job in the world on Saturday. The Golden Eagles dominated both the singles and doubles courts for the cham...
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St. Charles looking for elves to volunteer for holidaysOct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - Tri-Cities families who need help celebrating the holidays can register for assistance this week in St. Charles. Tri-City Salvation Army, 1710 S. Seventh Ave., will have...
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Turnout is small without villageOct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - The Algonquin Fall Festival never was a huge draw, but the lack of participation from the village made this year's attendance drop to a new low. Instead of the few dozen...
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Sixth straight win still sweetOct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - Elgin High School fans were hoping for a close game against their crosstown rivals this year. The annual Elgin-Larkin varsity football game started out that way, but in ...
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Remember Floyd's? Owners are cookin' againOct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - Remember Floyd's? The longtime landmark Carpentersville restaurant was the site of many a function for residents throughout the region until its closure almost two years...
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Saturday it is and will be, and in all reality it's not that badOct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - OK, I give up. For the past five years now the Elgin-Larkin football game has been played on Saturday. I still can't get used to it and I still don't think it's right, b...