Maple Park
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Why so many 8th-graders make the grade but later failMar 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Suburban eighth-graders sail through state tests. But many of those same students struggle to make the grade once they reach high school. Most haven't lost real academic...
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Grading system change is keyMar 16, 2008 11:00 pm - State officials confirmed Friday they will change the way high-stakes tests for high school students are graded. It's the latest in a string of adjustments -- some large...
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Algonquin poised to set revenue highMar 16, 2008 11:00 pm - When it comes to sales tax revenues, Algonquin's bottom line has only gone up. The "gem of the Fox River Valley," is poised to rake in roughly $7 million in sales tax by...
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No alcohol allowed as former Geneva strip club site rezonedMar 16, 2008 11:00 pm - The site where a strip club closed on Route 38 just outside of Geneva won't have a similar business take its place. Last week, the Kane County Board rezoned a 40,000-squ...
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Parade of believers takes to Geneva streetsMar 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Carrying palm leaves and their faith in God, parishioners from two Geneva churches marched down South Third Street on Sunday morning to proclaim the start of Holy Week. ...
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Tri-Cities in 60 secondsMar 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Special schools meeting The Geneva Community Unit District 304 school board will hold a special meeting at 6 tonight at the administration center, 227 N. Fourth St., Ge...
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No ordinary egg hunt in GenevaMar 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Marklund at Mill Creek in Geneva had the perfect place for its first Easter egg hunt: indoors. Rather than making a mad dash for the Easter eggs and then heading to the...
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Kane County gets help to feed hungryMar 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Kane County has been chosen to receive $261,841 to supplement emergency food and shelter programs in the county. The selection was made by a national board that is chai...
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St. Charles East grad gets hands dirtyMar 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Maggie Zimmerman would like to clean up her act, but the 2005 graduate of St. Charles East literally has too much dirt piling up on her. Zimmerman has been traveling thr...
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Patrick Botterman: Political groundbreaker, true friendMar 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Patrick Botterman was a born political strategist who broke barriers for Democrats in the Republican-dominated Northwest suburbs and launched the careers of state and fe...