Mount Prospect
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Slow start for moment of silenceOct 12, 2007 11:00 pm - For years, state law has allowed for a moment of silence at the start of each school day. But it was merely allowed, not required. This year, a group of lawmakers -- all...
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Schools hesitate over moment of silenceOct 12, 2007 11:00 pm - How long is a "moment?" Starting Friday, the Illinois legislature now requires students to begin each school day with a moment of silence, a bit of silent reflection not...
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Christians tired of losing their rightsOct 12, 2007 11:00 pm - In response to your Sept. 20 front-page story, "Atheist's daughter takes own stand at school." To paraphrase Paul Harvey: I don't believe in Santa Claus, but I'm not goi...
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Bison take major step forwardOct 12, 2007 11:00 pm - There were Bison stampeding everywhere Friday night at Rolling Meadows. Buffalo Grove football players raced around the field and deliriously celebrated. Retiring head c...
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Former Palatine village president Guss diesOct 12, 2007 11:00 pm - Former Palatine Village President Robert J. Guss Jr. died of natural causes in his sleep Friday. Guss, 72, served on the Palatine village board from 1973-77 and served a...
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Bands gear up for big eventsOct 12, 2007 11:00 pm - A pair of Northwest suburban marching bands look to go head-to-head today at the state's largest tournament, the Illini Marching Band Festival in Champaign. Forty-six hi...
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For this teacher, silence isn't goldenOct 12, 2007 11:00 pm - Brian Bown has fought the moment of silence before and lost, but that's not stopping him from protesting the new law in his Waukegan classroom. Citing religious and cons...
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Addison man gets 10 years for fatal DUIOct 12, 2007 11:00 pm - An Addison man was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for driving drunk in a crash that killed two brothers in Elmhurst. Rodiver Cortes, 25, tearfully apologized befo...
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Durbin sees value in changing Cook Co. health systemOct 12, 2007 11:00 pm - The drumbeats are getting louder in the push to turn over Cook County's financially strapped and scandal-plagued public health system to an independent board. U.S. Sen....
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Soapbox: Good compromiseOct 12, 2007 11:00 pm - Developers of Wanish Park near Gurnee at first wanted to pay no impact fees because ownership of the new townhouses and condominiums will be limited to buyers 50 or olde...