Maple Park
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Kids, animals interact at Discovery DaysFeb 18, 2012 11:00 pm - Emily Czajkowski of St. Charles learned Sunday that a possum’s fur is soft. The 11-year-old got the chance to see and touch the possum, a goose and a turtle with her fam...
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Test your knowledge at Trivia Night in BataviaFeb 18, 2012 11:00 pm - Answer quickly; no Googling allowed. Who assassinated Archduke Ferdinand? In what direction does the Tower of Pisa lean? If you know the answers to these questions, and...
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Suburban mentors help students find successFeb 18, 2012 10:00 pm - Ric Noreen, a retired Kraft executive from Vernon Hills, always wanted more children. And in many ways, Jeremy Thomas, the 16-year-old Maywood boy he mentors through LI...
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Reform would bring uniformity to sex ed classFeb 18, 2012 10:00 pm - Most students in Illinois public schools already are learning about the facts of life, but some legislators say lessons vary widely and are, in some cases, erroneous. A ...
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Kane to approach courtroom cameras ‘cautiously’Feb 18, 2012 7:00 am - The Illinois Supreme Court ruled last month that cameras should be allowed in courtrooms on an “experimental, circuit by circuit basis.” But don’t expect bright lights a...
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District 2 candidates’ opinions vary on benefits, other issuesFeb 18, 2012 7:00 am - Should Kane County Board members receive health insurance and a pension? Does Kane County need a full-time administrator? And do the county board and elected department ...
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11th District candidates not the same kind of DemocratsFeb 18, 2012 7:00 am - When candidates from the same party face each other in a primary, it can often be difficult to contrast them. That’s not the case in the Democratic primary for the 11th ...
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Candidates oppose shifting pension burdenFeb 18, 2012 7:00 am - Local control of pension funds may sound good on paper, but the idea of the state shifting the burden of millions of dollars in teacher retirement costs onto school dist...
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Dist. 158 will use grant to ease burden on taxpayersFeb 18, 2012 7:00 am - Huntley Unit District 158 has received a $39.4 million grant to help pay off some of the district’s existing debts and offset portions of future construction costs. The ...
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Geneva student helps Liberia soccer playersFeb 18, 2012 12:00 am - Collecting used soccer cleats and balls to send to a Liberian soccer academy in need of equipment is one thing. But learning how people come forward to help with a worth...