Northbrook
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Teacher pay hikes more than they seemNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - When administrators and union leaders reached a deal on a teachers contract, the September announcement trumpeted across-the-board raises of 3.8 percent. Elgin Area Scho...
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New I-355 extension open for businessNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - Not a single horn or noisy muffler. No trucks coughing up exhaust. No congestion. But on the eve of the official opening of the Veterans Memorial Tollway, the pristine p...
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On Veterans Day, George Ryan again is taking ordersNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - It's been more than 50 years since George Ryan was available for latrine duty. When he was discharged from the Army in 1956, Mr. Ryan probably figured that his days of f...
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Elk Grove teen in critical after crashNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - The teen critically injured in a fatal crash in Kane County Friday has been identified as Kevin McKenna of Elk Grove Village. The car accident at Meredith Road and Route...
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Woodland school to open Monday after electrical issuesNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - Students will be back at Barrington Area Unit District 220's Woodland Early Learning Center Monday, after an electrical problem forced the closing of the school last wee...
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Chapter 8: Unit districts get by on lessNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - When Elgin Area School District U-46 Superintendent Connie Neale received a $60,000 raise to bring her total pay package to more than $400,000, taxpayers called it highw...
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Drama, thrills and heartbreak as Fremd's magical run endsNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - Mark Tolzien was on the turf and unable to see the result of his pass with a half a minute to play Saturday night. The Fremd senior expected to pick himself up and race ...
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Local protests against Arlington Park slots machines likely wasted effortNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - Ask Arlington Heights Village President Arlene Mulder about whether she supports bringing slot machines to Arlington Park racetrack and you'll get a "not-this-again" sig...
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Buffalo Grove dedicates news Vet's Memorial with service, remembranceNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - A tradition started in Buffalo Grove on Saturday, as veterans and community leaders gathered for the first time at the village's new Veterans Memorial. A brass quintet f...
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A warm welcome home for returning MarineNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - They whistled and clapped and jostled for handshakes as their American flags danced their own staccato salutation in the November wind. And on the eve of Vete...