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Soapbox: This aud-it do it in Dist. 303Aug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - A very good idea has emerged in the St. Charles school district, where officials have instructed auditors doing their annual work to break down and report specifically h...
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New season kicks off with mixed interestAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - While the sport of golf as a whole continues to enjoy popularity, participation numbers at area high schools tell a somewhat mixed story. Out of the nine area girls golf...
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Metra officials vent at lack of state funding actionAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - After sitting on a waiting list for nearly two decades, 22 deteriorating bridges on Metra's UP-North Line still need replacement, agency officials said Friday while vent...
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Police beat: Ornament taken from lawnAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Geneva •Between 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and 5:30 a.m. Wednesday, somebody took a teal-colored lawn jockey ornament from a yard on the 100 block of Simpson Street. The joc...
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Model T's take to streetsAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - The Fox Valley Chapter of the Model T Ford Club International today will hold its annual car show and parade lap. This event is in remembrance of the Elgin National Road...
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More Metra riders, fewer trains on timeAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - As ridership continues to skyrocket, more commuters hopped on Metra this June than in any other month in the agency's 22-year history, but train tardiness may be becomin...
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Praying for no rain? Farmers want wet weather to stopAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Rain, rain go away . . . It's not a ditty you'd expect to hear in the green fields of northern Illinois, but with Mother Nature giving them too much of a good thing this...
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RTA chairman's pay could doubleAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - The transit system's chairman could have his pay doubled thanks to a provision tucked into a massive tax hike measure aimed at saving the region's train and bus system. ...
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Carpentersville man nabbed in drug bustAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - A Carpentersville man accused of being the leader of a wholesale drug ring operating in the western suburbs was arrested by the FBI Friday morning. Frank Affatigato, 45,...
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Hastert 'the speaker' will always be 'Coach' in his hometownAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - The crowd was much younger in 1976. More boisterous. Thinner. The occasion happier. But the feelings about the man behind the podium haven't changed that much. "I was a ...