Elgin
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Briefs: Dist. 62 OKs contractOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Des Plaines Elementary District 62 approved a new contract with its teachers' union, which includes a 3 percent pay raise for each year. Board members and the district's...
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Man jumps into Fox River trying to flee Elgin policeOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Elgin fire officials fished a man out of the Fox River on Tuesday afternoon after he tried to evade police by leaping off the Kimball Street Bridge. Police arrested 31-y...
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Local author to sign copies of 'coffee' novelOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - McHenry County College instructor Theodore Erski will host a book signing of his novel, "Salavandra: A Coffee Tale" from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Barnes & Noble Booksellers...
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Gilberts hopes special census will add state tax moneyOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - In Gilberts, the population sign never stays up long. Village board members are always taking to down to change it -- the number of Gilberts residents has been growing ...
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Briefs: Motorola offers Bluetooth productsOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - SCHAUMBURG -- Motorola Inc. said Tuesday it is offering the H680 and H375 Bluetooth headsets to its family of Bluetooth wireless products. The headsets combine elegant d...
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The 'View' from the topOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Sherri Shepherd has heard the same question for most of her career. She heard it when she got a recurring role on CBS-TV's "Everybody Loves Raymond." She heard it when ...
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Dist. 211: Salary demand too muchOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 Superintendent Roger Thornton says raising teacher base pay more than 2.5 percent this year would be reckless. Union Preside...
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Local players hoping experience helps at stateOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - For many of the area girls tennis players competing Thursday at courts around the Northwest suburbs, the state tournament will be familiar territory. Dundee-Crown senior...
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Streamwood hangs on against ElginOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - After Katie Post recorded the first 6 Streamwood points in Game 2 against Elgin, the Sabres were looking to cruise. So was Elgin, which wound up with the victory in Gam...
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Plum Grove change collection adds up to big supportOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Collecting pennies and small change, really can add up. Just ask students at Plum Grove Junior High School in Rolling Meadows. A penny collection started five years ago ...