Palatine
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Hillard's a big hit for FremdOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Nick Hillard definitely has the primal instinct for playing middle linebacker. When someone with the ball comes his way, the Fremd senior wants to do more than just make...
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Informal Dist. 211 talks aim to halt strikeOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Behind the rhetoric of labor negotiations at Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211, the two sides continue to talk informally, suggesting there's still hope of av...
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Schools will test students throughout the yearOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - With more area schools failing to meet standards on state tests this year, educators in the Northwest suburbs are hoping a new tool will turn the trend around. In Pala...
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Stroger's no-show doesn't go over wellOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Furious suburbanites berated an absent Todd Stroger at county budget hearings Tuesday night in Skokie, criticizing him almost as much for not having the courage to face ...
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In town, Romney compares Clinton to an 'intern'Oct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - During a brief visit to the suburbs Tuesday, Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney likened Sen. Hillary Clinton to an "intern" -- an occasionally troubleso...
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'Fiddler' with heartOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Community theater has always packed a punch in the lives of its participants and audiences. It has served as a creative outlet for performers and an inexpensive cultural...
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FundraisersOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Holiday Winter Wear Drive: Kiwanis Club of Streamwood Winter Wear Drive: through Nov. 16: Drop off locations: Gymkhana Gymnastics School, 1700 Tower Drive, Hanover Park;...
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Food and wine classesOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - THURSDAY Tapas Learn to make a variety of tapas dishes in this hands-on class from 7 to 10 p.m. at Palatine High School, room 175, 1111 N. Rohlwing Road, Palatine. ...
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Success story: Chippewa Middle SchoolOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Chippewa Middle Town: Des Plaines Number of subgroups for which it's held accountable: Seven Success story: The school posted solid scores across the board and made the...
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How No Child Left Behind changes could affect youOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Through all the frustrations of No Child Left Behind legislation -- test score ups and downs, failing grades for typically top-notch schools, cries that the expectations...