Crystal Lake
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Crystal Lake native accepted in Peace CorpMar 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Bethany Lynn Arnold of Crystal Lake has been accepted into the Peace Corps. The 23-year-old departed for Senegal on March 10, to begin pre-service training as a health e...
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Local authors talk about works at storeMar 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Seven local authors will be gathering to participate in a free event, Meet the Author, from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Open Door Illuminating Gifts, 314 Northwest Hwy. i...
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The briefsMar 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Historic council to meet in Marengo The Joint Council of Historic Groups will meet at 7 p.m. March 26 at the Riley Township hall, 9406 Riley Road, Marengo. The Riley To...
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Score disparity based on apples-to-apples comparisonMar 16, 2008 11:00 pm - To compare passing rates on eighth-grade and 11th-grade high-stakes tests, the Daily Herald combined the statistics of nine suburban high school districts and their resp...
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Fox Valley in 60 secondsMar 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Open house at NIU Northern Illinois University will hold an open house for prospective students from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday at the Holmes Student Center on the DeKalb c...
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Northwest suburbs in 60 secondsMar 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Dundee Road fire station Wheeling Village Manager Mark Rooney will attend the Wheeling Township Elementary District 21 school board meeting April 17 to discuss the villa...
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Why so many 8th-graders make the grade but later failMar 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Suburban eighth-graders sail through state tests. But many of those same students struggle to make the grade once they reach high school. Most haven't lost real academic...
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Free pelvic exams offered to underinsured womenMar 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Through the state of Illinois' Breast and Cervical Cancer Program (IBCCP), the McHenry County Department of Health offers free pelvic exams and Pap tests to any uninsure...
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Community Unit District 300 newsMar 16, 2008 11:00 pm - The Community Unit District 300 School Board has launched a special new effort aimed at establishing a more personal and direct relationship with the taxpayers they repr...
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Grading system change is keyMar 16, 2008 11:00 pm - State officials confirmed Friday they will change the way high-stakes tests for high school students are graded. It's the latest in a string of adjustments -- some large...