Northfield
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Report Cards: Wheeling High flourishing, but failingOct 31, 2011 12:00 am - Despite national recognition for its efforts in science, technology, engineering and math, the highest average ACT college entrance exam score in school history and more...
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Cook County property taxes due Nov. 1Oct 31, 2011 12:00 am - Payment of the second installment of 2010 Cook County property taxes are due Tuesday, Nov. 1. Payments postmarked after that date will be charged a 1.5 percent penalty p...
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Barrington Hills mom who lost son advocates child-proofingOct 31, 2011 12:00 am - Lisa Siefert knows all too well the dangers falling furniture and appliances present to children. In March, the Barrington Hills woman’s 2-year-old son, Shane, died when...
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Harper class teaches the finer points of ghost bustingOct 31, 2011 12:00 am - Mary Marshall's investigation kit isn't filled with the usual tools. There's the Mel Meter for measuring electromagnetic fields and temperatures, the KII for analyzing f...
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Death of 6-year-old crushed by television a 'tragic accident,' police sayOct 31, 2011 12:00 am - The death of a 6-year-old Arlington Heights boy killed when a heavy tube television fell on top of him in the basement of his family home was a tragic accident, police s...
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Should Illinois require helmets for kids on motorcycles?Oct 30, 2011 8:00 am - New moms and dads eager to bring their little one home from hospital can't get out the door without an infant seat. Likewise, parents could face a $75 fine if they don't...
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Renovated Des Plaines Theatre to reopen Nov. 11Oct 30, 2011 8:00 am - The giant screen at the 86-year-old Des Plaines Theatre in downtown will come alive next month after being dark for nearly two years. Workers are putting finishing touch...
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Find ways to reward the generousOct 30, 2011 5:00 am - Greed, in our world culture, affects and infects us both passively and actively. Greed is the primary cause of war, abortion, murder motivated by prejudice, and it is es...
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Most investors don’t get rich on stocksOct 30, 2011 5:00 am - This is in response to David Hrdlicka’s Sept. 28 letter concerning “wealthy people living off the fat of the land” when paying only 15 percent capital gains tax. Where d...
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How our schools excel while failing the examOct 30, 2011 5:00 am - Our children’s schools are failing. More so than ever. That’s the message being conveyed if you look strictly at the data of the 2011 report card for all schools in Illi...