Downers Grove
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Nickelodeon star helps give prizes to W. Chicago kidsOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Thirteen years from now, Laura Mendoza's bilingual kindergarten classes will be able to say that their path to college began Thursday. On the day they graduate from high...
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Teacher's creativity earns her the Innovator awardOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Margaret Haumiller teaches her third-grade students at Naper Elementary School about government and the economy by letting them create their own "village," and fosters a...
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Cyclocross event challenges racersOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Competitive running and cycling are difficult enough. But for some, each activity alone is only half the challenge. So what do you get when you combine the two? It's c...
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Football previews: Week 9 in the Tri-CitiesOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Western Sun Kaneland (3-5, 2-4) at Yorkville (2-6, 0-6) Game time: 7:30 p.m. today. >Last year Last week: Geneva 61, Kaneland 21; Sycamore 34, Yorkvill...
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Wolves tied for 5th at state; several area players still aliveOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - The Prairie Ridge girls tennis team stood tied for fifth place after accumulating 15 points in the opening round of the IHSA state tournament Thursday. Meanwhile, severa...
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Brookfield experts make an appeal for the apesOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Helping to save orangutans from extinction could be as simple as buying the right salad dressing. Experts from around the world came to Brookfield Zoo to call attention ...
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Stepping up to the plate for rebuildingOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Area middle schools are taking a swing at helping survivors of Hurricane Katrina rebuild their homes. Faculty members from all six middle schools in Indian Prairie Unit ...
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BP restructuring to involve area officesOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - BP PLC employees in Naperville and Warrenville learned Thursday their company-wide restructuring could transfer many of their jobs to Houston and Chicago or eliminate th...
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Author appearancesOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - • New York Times best-selling author Nick Hornby will discuss and sign copies of his new book "Slam," his foray into the young adult genre, at 7 p.m. Oct. 19 at Borders,...
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Career ReflectionsOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Over 34 years as Hoffman Estates' village attorney, Richard Williams taught plenty of people a thing or two about the law. But certainly one of the most unusual lessons ...