Maple Park
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Campton Hills sets permit feesOct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Campton Hills trustees this week adopted building-permit fees ranging from $20 to $500 for residents and businesses planning new construction. The revenue will help the...
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Poker run to raise money for local veterans groupsOct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Members of the Rolling Thunder group want to help veterans who return from war and honor those who didn't. The volunteer group will have its annual "Big Thunder Run" mot...
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Illinois test standards may be lower, study saysOct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - More than three-quarters of Illinois students read and calculated math at grade level this year. Four years ago, nearly two-thirds -- or 64 percent of state public scho...
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Ruling Friday on whether teen will be tried as adultOct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - A judge is expected to rule Friday whether a boy who was 14 when Marilyn Bethell was killed should be tried as an adult. The former Waubonsie Valley High School student,...
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S. Elgin festival serves slice of fallOct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Take yourself back to this past June 11, when children were freshly out of school, the Cubs had 28 wins and 34 losses, and the sun didn't set until about 8:30 p.m. On th...
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Fun work for kidsOct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Take a journey back in time and experience life in Elgin more than a hundred years ago. The fourth annual Elgin Youth History Fair is scheduled from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. S...
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Illinois' suburban and Christian schools win 'Blue Ribbon' honorsOct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - The U.S. Department of Education has awarded nearly 20 Illinois schools blue ribbons for academic achievement. The No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon School Program honors...
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Teachers' class presents 'Six Pillars of Character'Oct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - The Kane County-University of Illinois Extension will offer a teacher-in service training for a School Enrichment Program called "Focus on Character." The training will...
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Crystal Lake woman delivers triplet girlsOct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - It wasn't quite the same odds as winning the lottery or drawing a royal flush, but to Katie Coss the result was just as sweet. The 29-year-old Crystal Lake mo...
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Stuffed full of fall funOct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - The St. Charles Scarecrow Festival returns this weekend for its 22nd year, and organizers are promising an event bigger and better than ever. Aside from festival mainsta...