Elgin
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U-46 high schools flunkAug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - For at least the fifth straight year, four Elgin Area School District U-46 high schools failed to meet state standards in reading and math. Three-year-old South Elgin Hi...
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Many suburban college students are commuters, tooAug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Debra Cromie knew what she wanted -- and a dorm with a communal bathroom just wasn't it. She wanted the academic rigor of a college education. She wanted classes to prep...
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Niles West 19, Conant 15Aug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - After defeating Niles West in its season opener last week, the Vernon Hills football team had a tough opponent against visiting Highland Park on Friday night. The host C...
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Hoffman Estates 20, Hersey 7Aug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Backup quarterbacks throw for 236 yards about as often as starting quarterbacks have 106 yards receiving in a game. Both occurred Friday night and Hoffman Estates (1-1) ...
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Briefs: Smoke alarms alert familyAug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - The Arlington Heights fire department battled a basement blaze Thursday night that left a house with $90,000 in damages. The fire, at 1441 W. St. James St., was called i...
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Program helps 500 low-income parentsAug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Ashlee Keating and her fiance, Emmanuel Carrillo, didn't make a lot of money and didn't know much about parenting when Keating became pregnant last year. They were worri...
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Longtime Hoffman Estates attorney to retireAug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - In a move that surprised few, Hoffman Estates Village Attorney Richard Williams on Friday announced his retirement. Williams, who's served the village for 34 years, will...
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Lake Zurich 65, East Aurora 0Aug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - There haven't been too many occasions where the Lake Zurich football team has had to come back following a loss, but that is exactly where the Bears found themselves aft...
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Jacobs 75, Larkin 58Aug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - If officials hadn't turned off the scoreboard at Elgin's Memorial Field around 10:30 p.m. Friday night, Jacobs and Larkin might still be scoring. Visiting Jacobs outlast...
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Was a phone call in order?Aug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Crystal Lake Elementary District 47 officials on Friday asked police to investigate possible violations of state child abuse reporting laws after a former teacher allege...