Spring Grove
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Cruel act or discipline?May 28, 2008 11:00 pm - When substitute teacher Matthew Konetski taped a second-grade student to his chair two years ago, was it a matter corralling an out-of-control student or discipline gone...
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Dow Chemical raising prices to offset energy costsMay 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Dow Chemical Co. will raise its prices by up to 20 percent almost immediately to offset the soaring cost of energy, and the CEO of the chemical giant lashed out at Washi...
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Illinoisans have no objections to paying more for 'green' carsMay 27, 2008 11:00 pm - People will pay more green to drive green, a statewide survey concluded. The poll found that 89 percent of respondents supported legislation to stiffen fuel-efficiency s...
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Algonquin church helps New Orleans Good SamaritanMay 27, 2008 11:00 pm - The golden rule -- do onto others as you would have them do unto you -- has been Julie Newman's guiding principle all her life. For years, the 53-year-old New Orleans re...
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Chicago sets record for home price plungeMay 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Home prices in the Chicago-to-Joliet region plunged about 10 percent, the most ever calculated by the Standard & Poor's Case-Shiller Home Price Indices and released Tues...
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Trial to debate law on teacher rights in classMay 27, 2008 11:00 pm - With questions about former teachers and experiences with special education, jury selection began in a McHenry County courtroom Tuesday for the trial of a substitute ins...
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Briefs: Two deputies at fire stationMay 27, 2008 11:00 pm - The Huntley Fire Protection District now has two deputy chiefs. Keith Mallegni, who was serving as deputy chief, will oversee operations. Ken Caudle, who has been instru...
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Rezko jury takes another half day off from deliberationsMay 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Jurors weighing the fate of political insider Antoin "Tony" Rezko took another half day Tuesday, but plan to stay late Wednesday and Thursday "to help conclude our decis...
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Conservation district's budget nears approvalMay 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Miles of new bicycle trails and millions of dollars to preserve open space are among the highlights of a $79.5 million 2009 budget nearing final approval for the McHenry...
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Successful hiring requires organization, orderMay 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Team Reil stepped way out of its comfort zone when it hired new sales people this Spring. The Union-based playground sales and construction rep firm had long followed i...