Schaumburg
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Volunteers help Rockford flood victims clean upAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - All it took was an e-mail popping up to inspire about 25 people to abandon summer weekend plans for barbecues or swimming. Instead, they chose to wade in water and debri...
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New contract, rules lead to teacher retirementsAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Almost 60 new teachers at Elk Grove Township Elementary District 59 took to the chalkboards this week after a flurry of retirements in June. A change in retirement rules...
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Huntley, Cary-Grove open soccer season with winsAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Huntley kicked off the 2007 boys soccer season Saturday by defeating Westminster Christian (0-2) at the St. Edward Tournament. Niko Carbonara scored the lone goal of the...
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Movers and ShakersAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Darren Szrom was appointed vice president of marketing and communication at the Schaumburg-based Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute. He has extensive experience in...
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Here's what we hear when people drop off their felinesAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - I would like to share with you my "Top Ten" List of excuses we hear at the Buddy Foundation regarding why people give up their animals. All of the reasons are dishearten...
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'We can't keep living like this'Aug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - As mosquitoes buzz around him, Bob LeMay dips a 7-gallon jug into his neighbor's pool and watches it fill with greenish water. He lugs the heavy container back home and...
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Palatine woman, fellow quilters put hobby to good useAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - It's all good when you can parlay a hobby or interest into a gift that helps others. Dotty VanDerripe of Palatine has done just that. "As a group of quilters it's nice t...
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Cops get craftier about catching speeders -- who get craftier about dodging trapsAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Jostling to pull in front of each other in the territorial fight over the open road, suburban drivers and police are often locked in a battle of wits. Now, they are find...
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Maine S. makes a believer of SchaumburgAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Maine South isn't No. 5 in the Associated Press preseason Class 8A football polls for nothing. The Hawks can pile it on you, hit you like lightning and run by you before...
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Movers and ShakersAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - With 26 years of experience in human resources, Anthony Spahr was named managing director of human resources at Elgin Community College. Spahr was previously employed as...