Elk Grove Village
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Fast-paced 'Ultimate Frisbee' great fun and a great workoutMar 03, 2008 10:00 pm - It combines elements of demanding sports like football and rugby. It shares the exhausting pace of soccer. It requires seven players per team, and many are rabid about t...
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Does Clinton still have south Texas Hispanics?Mar 03, 2008 10:00 pm - LAREDO, Texas -- Half a lifetime ago, Hillary Rodham, a Yale law student just a few years out of Maine South High School, worked for several weeks in south Texas. Her bo...
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Bison girls come home to applauseMar 03, 2008 10:00 pm - It wasn't what they'd hoped for when students cheered them off Thursday, but it was quite an accomplishment nonetheless. And first thing Monday, Buffalo Grove students h...
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Early voting idea becomes a successMar 03, 2008 10:00 pm - As Illinois' chief proponent of early voting, I applaud the Feb. 26 editorial ("Don't rush changes in early voting") for highlighting early voting's successes and pointi...
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Hoffman moves on loan for fire, police stationsMar 03, 2008 10:00 pm - The Hoffman Estates village board Monday approved the first of two proposed bond issues for various village projects, including new police and fire stations. The total b...
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Pre-algebra out as U-46 intensifies math curriculumMar 03, 2008 10:00 pm - Pre-algebra has been booted from the high school math curriculum in Elgin Area School District U-46. Number phobes -- don't rejoice just yet. As part of an effort to int...
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Stores, theater in S. Barrington to open in fallMar 03, 2008 10:00 pm - Though winter weather has complicated construction of the Arboretum of South Barrington, officials still aim to open the "lifestyle" shopping center by September. The 86...
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U-46 bus negotiations failMar 03, 2008 10:00 pm - About 22,000 Elgin Area School District U-46 students could be without a ride next week if union members today reject a "last, best and final" contract offer. Monday's f...
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New fire chief sworn inMar 03, 2008 10:00 pm - Terrence Vavra, the new Buffalo Grove fire chief, was sworn in Monday night at the village board meeting. Vavra, 50, was formerly deputy chief at the Lisle-Woodridge fir...
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Motorola inks deal for $335 millionMar 03, 2008 10:00 pm - SCHAUMBURG -- Motorola Inc. said it signed a $335 million contract to deploy and manage a mobile communications network for Zain in Saudi Arabia. Under the terms of the ...