Old Mill Creek
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What 'fly' means to you may not be mom's definitionOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - "Why do we use the words that we do?," asked Jennifer Blum, 11, a sixth-grader at West Oak Middle School in Mundelein. The study of words is called lexicology. A diction...
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Surviving horses not out of woodsOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - The 43 surviving horses from a weekend crash continued to improve Tuesday; however, veterinarians say it will be at least another week before they are out of danger. Ve...
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FBI: Prank threat against Stevenson High traced to suburban boyOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - An Internet post threatening a Columbine-style attack against Adlai E. Stevenson High School was a hoax created by a suburban boy, the FBI said Wednesday. FBI agents are...
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Success story: Raymond Ellis Elementary SchoolOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Town: Round Lake Number of subgroups for which it's held accountable: Four Success story: After six straight years on school improvement status, the school m...
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Is Antioch's PM&L Theatre haunted?Oct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - The ghost that has haunted Antioch's PM&L Theatre for nearly 100 years finally has an identity. It's Elmarie Beno. When asked recently if she has ever seen the ghost, ...
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Threat against Stevenson High a 'prank'Oct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - An Internet post threatening a Columbine-style attack against Adlai E. Stevenson High School was a prank created by a boy living in the far Northwest suburbs, the FBI sa...
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State budget deadlock may have direct impact on schoolsOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Suburban legislators lambasted House Speaker Mike Madigan Tuesday, saying his insistence on stalling a state budget companion bill will hurt 725 school districts. As of ...
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Have a voice in next year's Mundelein concert seriesOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - As Mundelein's summertime concert series heads into its 11th year, planners have turned to the Internet to ask residents about what they like about the shows -- and what...
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Grade schools improve, high schools tumble in latest test scoresOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - In a year of heightened expectations on state tests, 900 Illinois schools landed failing grades, results released today show -- including more high schools than ever in ...
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State, U.S. candidate filingsOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Here is the complete list of statewide and legislative candidates for the Feb. 5 Illinois primary as of 5 p.m. Wednesday. Filing for the primary will close Nov. 5. An as...