Spring Grove
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State testing rules bring failureOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Last year, area school districts said they needed to focus their efforts on their high schools after most high schools failed to meet state standards. This year, most ar...
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Won't vote for Bean because of bailoutOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - I am livid at Congresswoman Melissa Bean for her vote on the bailout bill. She voted twice to bail out Wall Street CEO's with our tax dollars. So there is no repercussio...
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In 'burbs, early voting isn't quickly votingOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Long lines kept Chicago-area election officials tabulating ballots well after polls closed Thursday when the 18-day early voting period came to an end. Some polling site...
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Kirk does not support veteransOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - I am a veteran and am amazed that Mark Kirk claims to be supporting our veterans. He's voted against veterans' benefits 24 times. He's voted against veterans' health car...
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Seals will protect Social SecurityOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - If you are a retired senior, as I am, chances are you have increasing worries about the safety of our monthly Social Security checks, and rightly so! Mark Kirk claims in...
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Kirk is independent and accomplishedOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - I attended the debate between Mark Kirk and Dan Seals at Deerfield High school this Sunday. It is clear to me why Kirk has won four times already and will win this elect...
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Scouting Lake County playoff gamesOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Class 8A No. 12 York Dukes (6-3) at No. 5 Warren Blue Devils (8-1) When: 3 p.m., Saturday Last week: York def. Oak Park-River Forest, 19-0; Warren def. Round Lake, 40-0...
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Cast a vote for your favorite ghoul at libraryOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Last Halloween, over 60 monsters, witches, and superheroes showed up at our house on Church Street, plus a few princesses, too. I like to keep count and note which trea...
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Help a Huntley charity help the needyOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - A Huntley charity is asking for your help. In April, I wrote about how Fiat Missionaries was getting a new warehouse at Route 47 and Route 62. Now, the warehouse is up a...
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GOP election lawsuit headed to federal courtOct 29, 2008 11:00 pm - An Illinois Republican Party lawsuit seeking to prevent thousands of Lake County ballots from being counted on Election Day is headed to federal court. At a brief hearin...