Spring Grove
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Gaylor speaks up as Grant stops WaucondaJan 14, 2011 10:00 pm - He can dunk a Gatorade bottle as well as he can throw down a basketball, but when Grant junior Jerry Gaylor slammed a towel down on the bench during a timeout, he really...
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Metra preps for end of seniors’ free ridesJan 14, 2011 5:00 pm - Metra Director Jack Schaffer is trying to head off any problems from the expected end of the state’s seniors-ride-free program. At Friday’s Metra board meeting, the McHe...
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Local booksellers not all ready to yield to e-booksJan 14, 2011 3:29 pm - Some say there’s nothing like curling up with a good book. But technology has proved otherwise. According to Amazon.com, electronic versions of its 10 best-selling book...
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Barrington woman admits taking designer purseJan 14, 2011 3:00 pm - A Cook County judge ordered a Barrington woman undergo a mental health examination along with 24 months probation for stealing a Jimmy Choo purse valued at more than $1,...
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Metra likely to expand quiet-car programJan 14, 2011 3:00 pm - Metra’s quiet cars are a hit with riders on the Rock Island Line and could be expanded throughout the suburban rail system this spring, officials say. “We have received ...
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‘Power of one’ must end in SpringfieldJan 14, 2011 6:00 am - We live in a democracy and as such Illinoisans deserve to have a voice in their state government. Unfortunately, today we are subject to a “power of one” form of governm...
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Moment of silence could be back MondayJan 14, 2011 12:00 am - After a three-year ban, schools will, come Monday, once again be expected to enforce the controversial “moment of silence.” The Silent Reflection and Student Prayer Act ...
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Rusty leaves suburbs, stays in heartsJan 14, 2011 12:00 am - At the end of a week burdened by the inevitable weight of death and taxes, six dozen people gather in the early-morning subfreezing temperatures of a suburban parking lo...
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Grafton Twp. dispute over $611,000 goes onJan 14, 2011 12:00 am - Grafton Township Supervisor Linda Moore says a majority of trustees this week rejected a request to pay back the township road district the $611,000 it paid to purchase ...
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Concerts: B.B. King comes to ParamountJan 14, 2011 12:00 am - Pianist Ethan Bortnick, Wentz Concert Hall and Fine Arts Center at North Central College, 171 E. Chicago Ave., Naperville: Ten-year-old pianist presents “Ethan Bortnick ...