Elburn
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14 years later, still no answersNov 18, 2007 10:00 pm - A Friday night in the summer of 1993 was the perfect time for Carmen Charneco to hang out with friends -- but not all night. There was too much at stake. The Carpentersv...
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Online deals, coupons just got easier to findNov 18, 2007 10:00 pm - Nearly everyone has a cheap relative. Now, everyone can have CheapUncle.com. The Hoffman Estates-based Web site offers comparison shopping with a twist: online coupons. ...
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Funding, time and staffing limit real cold case detectivesNov 18, 2007 10:00 pm - Time can be an enemy for any detective working to solve a crime. Memories fade, people move on and it's difficult to carve out time to search for suspects from five or 1...
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Latino population leaving city for suburbsNov 18, 2007 10:00 pm - The increase in the Chicago area's Latino population reflects a well-documented national trend. But contrary to popular belief, new births -- not immigration -- account ...
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No witnesses, no weapon in mother's slayingNov 18, 2007 10:00 pm - Monique F. Love's children probably don't know their father. They certainly don't remember their mother. On April 13, 1999, the single mother of two was found strangled ...
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Grab your partnerNov 18, 2007 10:00 pm - She issues an invitation to dance off Thanksgiving turkey at 7:30 p.m. Friday rather than the normal Thursday session of the Fermilab International Folk Dancing group, w...
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Fox Valley dropout ratesNov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - State figures show that high school dropout rates have dropped. (Shown in percentages.) District 1998 ...
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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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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...