Spring Grove
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Low gas prices fuel Metra's survivalMay 01, 2009 11:00 pm - Low fuel prices will offset depressing sales tax figures, allowing Metra to get through 2009 without a fare increase, officials said. At a Friday meeting, Metra director...
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State backs off on swine flu testing; cases increase but remain mildMay 01, 2009 11:00 pm - No educator likes the idea of shutting a school down, even for one day. But in the cases of recent closures across the suburbs due to swine flu, school administrators sa...
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Stimulus provides $8.7 million to fund summer jobs for area youthsMay 01, 2009 11:00 pm - The unemployment rate for 16- to-19-year-olds hit 21 percent last year, a level not seen for that age group since 1992. This year, a little extra boost from the federal ...
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Huntley daycare worker's confession 'mirrors' agent's notesMay 01, 2009 11:00 pm - Attorneys for a Huntley woman accused of severely injuring an infant in her care tried to show Friday that a U.S. Secret Service agent tricked their client into a confes...
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Attorney offers defense of student accused of rapeMay 01, 2009 11:00 pm - The attorney for the Barrington High School student charged with sexual assaulting two fellow students acknowledged his client might have been intimate with both girls. ...
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Miller family wants county to oversee property, not CaryMay 01, 2009 11:00 pm - Cary leaders say they will fight a lawsuit that attempts to carve 22 acres out of the town. The well-known Miller family is looking to deannex a piece of property that ...
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Metra may start taking credit cardsApr 30, 2009 11:00 pm - If credit card is your preferred method of paying for purchases, then Metra's not been your way to really fly. But the commuter rail agency is expected to take a giant s...
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Olson makes short work of Warren's 800 recordApr 30, 2009 11:00 pm - The shortest race Heather Olson runs took her the longest time to break the school mark. Was there any doubt that the Warren senior would get it, though? In a magnificen...
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Despite school closings, officials urge calmApr 30, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Sheer panic over swine flu may be unnecessary. With fewer than a couple dozen probable cases in Illinois and one death in the United States, overwhelming a...
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Fox Valley briefsApr 30, 2009 11:00 pm - Elgin book fair celebrates written word: The Center City Book Fair, part of Elgin's celebration of Preservation Month, will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, May 3, at th...