Fox River Grove
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Lead in baby bibs leads to lawsuitAug 15, 2007 11:00 pm - A California consumer group said Wednesday it has filed a legal action against Toys R Us and Babies R Us for selling vinyl baby bibs that contain high levels of lead. Af...
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Stable ACT scores can't mask concernsAug 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Why are so few Illinois high school graduates prepared for basic college-level academics? And how can matters be improved? Those again emerge as the most important quest...
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Lake in the Hills parks to offer fall preschoolAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - The Parks & Recreation Department of Lake in the Hills is accepting fall preschool registration. The program promotes social, physical and intellectual growth through a...
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McHenry County changes its rules for land buysAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Hoping to avoid the mistakes that dogged efforts to build a new animal control facility, two McHenry County Board committees passed new rules Tuesday governing how they ...
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Changing jobs creates 401(k) decisionAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Summer is often a time of transition. Many employees switch jobs during the summer and many often wonder: Should I let the money I've accumulated in my com...
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Dist. 220 again sees a budget painted blackAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - For the 11th straight year, Barrington Area Unit District 220 will be in the black. On Tuesday, the district's school approved the 2007-08 tentative budget, which calls ...
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Are your toys safe?Aug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - At Zimmermann True Value Hardware Store in Buffalo Grove, manager Tom Brinkman on Tuesday used an instant test for lead on two Mattel toys, a plastic Diego doll and a ma...
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Housing values holdAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - The number of homes and condominiums sold during the second quarter continued to slide in the Chicago region, especially in Lake and McHenry counties where sales plunged...
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ACT scores climb, but not college readinessAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Six years after Illinois required that all high school juniors take a college entrance exam, state ACT scores plateaued at last year's record high and more students grad...
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This group earned pink slips, not raisesAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Only a governor operating in left field and a legislature operating in the financial twilight zone could subject Illinois residents to such governmental ineptitude as we...