Northfield
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English learners make grade in District U-46Nov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - After a change to the grading scale, Elgin Area School District U-46 English learners met language proficiency standards on state tests for the first time in 2006-2007. ...
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Motorola's Zander says it's time to resignNov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - Ed Zander's resignation today as chief executive of beleaguered Motorola Inc. didn't surprise Wall Street. Indeed, he said he has been planning this transition for the l...
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Family, friends and fans remember DruryNov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - Joanne O'Leary never met John Drury. Her only connection came through daily news broadcasts she came to trust over the years from the former Chicago ABC 7 anchorman. Y...
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Briefs: Rohm and Haas get safety honorNov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - ELGIN -- The board of directors for Rohm and Haas, a manufacturer of specialty chemicals used in construction and electronics, recently awarded its Elgin branch the comp...
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Palatine man takes on credit card restrictionsNov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - Credit cards are getting a workout this holiday season, but a Palatine man is campaigning against some stores that he says are placing unfair restrictions on purchases. ...
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Cook County still without a budgetNov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - Cook County commissioners Friday overwhelmingly shot down a proposal calling for 7 percent across-the-board cuts in county offices -- a result that jibed with the pleas ...
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Brust, Bradley overcome tragedy to make tourney runNov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - Tragedy made Stephen Brust wonder if he would even play a final season of collegiate soccer. A series of dramatic triumphs has the former Hersey High School star wonderi...
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Mount Prospect parade canceled due to ice storm fearsNov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - Mount Prospect has canceled today's holiday parade due to predicted ice storms, village officials said Friday. The parade had been scheduled to step off at 5 p.m., begi...
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Police were trailing jewelry thievesNov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - Prosecutors on Friday told a judge that five people stole $800,000 worth of jewelry outside a downtown Arlington Heights store on Wednesday when they attacked a jewelry ...
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Man gets 16 years for wife's murderNov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - A former Elmhurst man was sentenced Friday to 16 years in prison for killing his wife during a violent struggle. Nancy Palumbo died of suffocation July 2, 2005, the nigh...