Park Ridge Schools
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Three miles and counting: Scalf finds personal victory in runningOct 10, 2008 11:00 pm - My friend Abby Scalf and I laugh about it now. But she wasn't laughing months ago when she was about to do a three-mile run on her treadmill. "There's no way I can do th...
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Legislative candidates talk educationOct 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Three dozen Elgin Area School District U-46 community members turned out at South Elgin High School Thursday to hear local legislative candidates' takes on issues. Repub...
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Briefs: Credit card scam warningOct 08, 2008 11:00 pm - The Palatine Township Senior Citizens Council has issued a warning about a new telephone scam reported in the area involving Master Card and Visa credit cards. The agenc...
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Briefs: United Way merges officesOct 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Far Northwest Suburban United Way merged with Northwest Suburban United Way Oct. 1, the two agencies announced Tuesday. The former group's Hoffman Estates office will cl...
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U-46 launches initiative to mentor 1,200 studentsOct 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Ten seventh-grade boys filed out of Kimball Middle School's auditorium Monday afternoon, the smell of pizza trailing behind them. Notebooks in hand, their sneakers squea...
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New therapies provide tingling of hope for paralyzed womanOct 04, 2008 11:00 pm - The other day, Reveca Torres' legs fell asleep - the first time in 13 years she felt the blood rush through her lower extremities. "I straightened out my legs after sitt...
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Maine West quickly respond to adversityOct 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Maine West found itself in a quick 7-0 hole after Maine East scored on its first play from scrimmage. But a Warriors' offense that had only scored 14 points in 3 consecu...
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On the boys golf horizonOct 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Fremd golfer Sean Jones battled the elements as well as a bevy of talented Mid-Suburban League rivals Monday en route to becoming MSL tourney medalist. The junior's con...
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Paddock School passes pollution testOct 02, 2008 11:00 pm - The results of an air quality study are in, and Stuart R. Paddock School passed. At parents' behest, Palatine Township Elementary School District 15 hired an independent...
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Briefs: Lambs Farm to hold first Popcorn DaysOct 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Lambs Farm staff and volunteers will be stationed today and Saturday at intersections, train stations and store fronts across Lake County to hand out popcorn in exchange...