Northfield
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Walk in a teacher’s shoes, then set policyJul 29, 2011 12:00 am - Earlier this month our governor decided to scrap the state writing test to save $2.4 million. This is a very small savings in the overall cost of education and a perfect...
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Government has ability to pay its billsJul 29, 2011 12:00 am - If we don’t raise the debt ceiling is the government really going to default on its debt? Is the government really totally out of money? According to columnist Eugene Ro...
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'Ring of fire' caused suburbs to get all this rainJul 29, 2011 12:00 am - The same weather pattern that finds Tropical Storm Don bearing down on Texas is likewise responsible for the spate of brief, but nasty, storms that hit the suburbs this ...
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Error shouldn’t have been publishedJul 29, 2011 12:00 am - On July 16, a letter was printed from reader who accused President Obama of lying about the military service of his father. She is mistaken. Barack Obama has referred ma...
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Campton Hills police: Convict tried to sell home that wasn't hisJul 29, 2011 12:00 am - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.
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Elgin WWII vet to be rememberedJul 28, 2011 11:00 pm - The family of Norval Nelson, a World War II veteran from Elgin who died earlier this month, will hold a memorial service in his honor this weekend. State and local elect...
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Compromise not a bad word on debtJul 28, 2011 7:00 pm - As if the complexities of the debt ceiling debate were not confounding enough by themselves, political debate over the issue has become so steeped in vitriol and bluster...
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GOP not working for the common goodJul 28, 2011 12:00 am - It is appalling that our country has the debt crisis that it does. We can thank the Bush administration and the Republicans for the financial ruin that the United States...
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Preckwinkle talks layoffs as revenue shortage loomsJul 28, 2011 12:00 am - Layoffs are likely as Cook County wrestles with a looming revenue shortage in 2012 to the tune of $315 million. Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle said Thursda...
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Barrington area soccer tourney is SaturdayJul 28, 2011 12:00 am - Barrington Youth & Family Services will host its annual Summer Soccer Program Tournament, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, July 30 at Faith Lutheran Church, 2525 Helm Road, Carp...