Spring Grove
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Thousands of local jobless face loss of benefitsMar 29, 2010 11:00 pm - About 20,000 unemployed people around Illinois - more than half of them from Chicago and the suburbs - could see the end of their extended benefits starting this week. W...
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Comedy events to benefit Turning PointMar 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Proceeds from two upcoming comedy events at McHenry County College will benefit Turning Point, a domestic violence agency and shelter in McHenry County, and Pride Call, ...
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Lawmakers closer to banning unfunded school mandatesMar 29, 2010 11:00 pm - A new law that would limit the number of unfunded state education mandates on school districts' plates is close to passing, though not without significant changes. The ...
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Still teaching at 67? School, union leaders question pension reformMar 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Illinois' budget mess has left schools hurting more than just about any government entity. Suburban school leaders have spent recent weeks slashing millions from their b...
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Barrington Bubbleologist shares simple message: Anything is possibleMar 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Anything is possible. If you remember nothing else, The Bubble Man wants you to remember that. It's a theme Geoff Akins comes back to over and over again as a speaker, p...
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Fox Valley briefsMar 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Library to host local leaders Two Democrats that represent the Elgin area in Springfield will host town-hall style meetings during the first week of April at the ...
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Illinois loses out in first round of federal school stimulus fundsMar 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Suburban school districts' hopes for funding relief were dashed Monday when the U.S. Department of Education announced just two states netted stimulus dollars in the fir...
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A risky transplant for a McHenry County boy so far is workingMar 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Potty training, slipping down a slide unaided, and entering preschool are ordinary yet momentous milestones of a child's life. For Jenny and Brad Christiansen, it was pe...
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Well-timed victory for 'Hurt Locker'Mar 27, 2010 11:00 pm - While countless scores of Americans prepared their Sunday to view the Academy Awards, millions of Iraqi voters participated in the quintessential rite of self-governance...
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Air traffic controller talks about 'pushing tin'Mar 27, 2010 11:00 pm - For an air traffic controller, Jeff Richards is surprisingly relaxed. If I spent my days gazing at a screen, directing airplane after airplane to its destination knowing...