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Raising the minimum wage for teens could hurtApr 27, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Suburban teenagers might have trouble finding summer employment, but some businesses say they fear they'll have even fewer work opportunities next year. I...
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Suburban students shine at Illinois Science OlympiadApr 27, 2008 11:00 pm - They turned Dixie cups and tongue depressors into a tower, bridge or cantilever. They identified the perpetrators by using paper chromatography and analysis of solids, l...
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Economy has teens scrambling for summer workApr 27, 2008 11:00 pm - This summer figures to be the toughest in history for teens looking to land a seasonal job, and the suburbs won't be spared. "It's been a struggle for a number of years,...
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Start county anew? Breaking up is hard to doApr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Pretend for a moment the Northwest suburbs somehow managed to break away to be a new, 103rd Illinois county free of the weighty new taxes emanating from t...
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And it's 1, 2, 3 strikes for charityApr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Decked out in pink, area softball players were thinking of green as they rounded the bases for charity Saturday. The Willowbrook High School girls softball team took on ...
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Earth Day, every day at St. Charles parkApr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Parents got out the winter jackets and hats once again Saturday as families braved temperatures in the 50s and wind gusts up to 40 mph to celebrate Earth Day at Campton ...
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COD artists share talentsApr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Most of the time, the detailed art creation that takes place at the College of DuPage stays within the classroom walls. The benefit of ArtLook 08 is that all that beauty...
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Movers and shakersApr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - With over 12 years of retail banking experience, Martin Quantz, manager of Amcore Bank's South Elgin branch, was promoted to an officer. Quantz will be responsible for m...
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AT&T, Starbucks join in free hot spotsApr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Starting Thursday, AT&T broadband subscribers will have free access to Wi-Fi in about 7,000 Starbucks nationwide, including 100 in the Chicago and suburban area. AT&T al...
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Safe, sound and on the groundApr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Back home for the first time since concluding a fourth-month space mission, Lombard astronaut Dan Tani thanked those who sought to lessen the tragedy of his mother's dea...