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A smaller, balanced Elgin budgetNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - In 2006, Elgin was living large while planning a budget that included 24 new positions for a population that was expected to hit 130,000 by 2010. Fast forward to Wednesd...
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World's best quilts in SchaumburgNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Rachel Wetzler of St. Charles always liked to sew, and once she learned to quilt, she says, she was hooked. But it took members of the Professional Art Quilters Allianc...
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Economy, smoking ban snuff casino profitsNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - A sinking economy and state smoking ban have combined to torpedo Illinois casinos, whose take from gamblers plummeted more than 25 percent last month compa...
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Costco set to open in St. Charles on FridayNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - The doors of the hotly-pursued new Costco store in St. Charles will open to public at 8 a.m. Friday. The 148,000-square-foot warehouse store is expected by city official...
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Sparks fly on county board when expenses questionedNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Kane County Board members clashed Wednesday when a discussion about the budget erupted into a war of subtle insults among board members from Aurora. Board Member Bonnie ...
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Relief, excitement define annual signing dayNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Wednesday was national letter of intent day, and a handful of athletes in the Tri-Cities took care of that by reading the fine print and signing their names - right afte...
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Geneva's O-line graduates from pigs to hogsNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - When your team hasn't advanced to the state championship football game in 33 years, the hunger to achieve such a feat is larger than ever. For the Geneva Vikings, satisf...
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Pace fares will go up a quarter in JanuaryNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Pace riders will pay an extra 25 cents at the fare box in January following a Wednesday vote. Pace officials said they recognized it's not a popular move given the econo...
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Metea Valley's first principal excited for charge aheadNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Indian Prairie Unit District 204 has promised parents the walls of Metea Valley High School will be up by August. Now it's up to one man, Principal Jim Schmid, to build ...
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Aides charged in Elgin Mental Health Center deathNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Abuse charges have been authorized against two Elgin Mental Health Center workers accused in the June food allergy death of a patient. Virdia M. Spain, 53, of Belvidere...