Northbrook
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Test prep trumps class workFeb 09, 2008 10:00 pm - By all accounts, Larkin junior Max O'Neill excels at math. Consistently scoring A's in the subject, O'Neill is enrolled in precalculus, while a majority of his peers are...
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Motorola unveils network that carries video bloggingFeb 09, 2008 10:00 pm - Video blogging soon could reach the next generation in the Chicago area. It could go high definition. Motorola Inc. demonstrated the ability of its new Long Term Evoluti...
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Media group helps people tell 'other side' of the storyFeb 09, 2008 10:00 pm - How do you help people tell their story effectively? In the late 1960s, a turbulent time in Chicago, Hank De Zutter was an education writer at the Chicago Daily News. He...
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Briefs: Hoffman Estates salt shortageFeb 08, 2008 10:00 pm - A regional salt shortage is forcing Hoffman Estates to ration where it salts streets, village officials said. Though the village typically orders 30 percent more salt th...
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Mt. Prospect 'lender' not really there, officials sayFeb 08, 2008 10:00 pm - A Mount Prospect address is being used by what the Better Business Bureau calls a "fake lender" who has duped people across the country out of thousands of dollars. The ...
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Ex-Chicago schools chief still challenging the systemFeb 08, 2008 10:00 pm - As chief executive officer of Chicago Public Schools, Paul Vallas developed a reputation as an unabashed reformer, unafraid to ruffle feathers. Vallas, now superintenden...
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Helmets smart way to go for riders, no bullFeb 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Fans attending the Professional Championship Bullriders Tour World Finale this weekend in Hoffman Estates won't see as many 10-gallon hats. Instead, nearly a third of th...
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Sex offender convicted of window peepingFeb 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Cook County Judge Hyman Riebman said he gave a lot of thought to why Kurt Hauser could have been crouched in the bushes on a late summer night last year, peering into a ...
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Notes on ReligionFeb 08, 2008 10:00 pm - To submit items, e-mail faith@dailyherald.com, or send fax to (847) 427-1301. Adult education Cathy Anderson will lead a discussion of the book "Water for Elephants" by ...
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Peraica's charges turn on himFeb 08, 2008 10:00 pm - The glow of Anita Alvarez's win in the Democratic primary for state's attorney hadn't yet begun to dim when her Republican opponent, Tony Peraica, accused her of being a...