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Boosters ready to shuck and soak for corn boilAug 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Sweltering temperatures won't keep volunteers from standing over hot grills to cook 700 brats and 800 hot dogs. And high humidity won't keep volunteers from showing up a...
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Motorola rebuffs dissident investorAug 15, 2007 11:00 pm - A Florida-based consultant said Wednesday he'll continue his campaign to oust Motorola Chief Executive Ed Zander, despite what he called a brush-off from the Schaumburg ...
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Homeowners' association to hold picnicAug 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Join the Valley Creek Homeowners' Association for its annual picnic from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday at the Tyler Creek Forest Preserve, Route 31, Elgin. Enter the forest pres...
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Briefs: Roadwork slows Route 31Aug 15, 2007 11:00 pm - A patching and resurfacing project will close some lanes on Route 31 in Elgin beginning today and ending Nov. 16. Officials will reduce Route 31 to one lane in each dire...
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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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Puerto Rican group names pageant winnersAug 15, 2007 11:00 pm - The Puerto Rican Heritage Organization recently hosted its annual pageant competition in Elgin. Diandra Entler of Elgin was crowned the 2007 Miss Puerto Rico and Irys Pe...
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Police beat: Mountain bike stolenAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Geneva •A blue Diamondback boys mountain bicycle valued at $250 was taken from the yard of a home in the 700 block of Lancaster Lane between 10:30 p.m. Sunday and 7...
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New book takes a look at Elgin's historyAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - The Elgin Area Historical Society invites the public to visit the Old Main Museum for the release of a new publication Thursday. "There Used to Be; A Look Back at Elgin...
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Teacher worked in schools for fun even in retirementAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - When Ernest Rene De La Bruere worked as a teacher or principal, he never judged kids for their bad behavior, preferring to see the good in his students, said his son, Da...