Spring Grove
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More rigorous math requirements will help students in real world, tooMar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Back in high school, I never thought I'd use math out in the "real world." I had settled on becoming a writer or a teacher, and planned to set numbers aside as soon as I...
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Briefs: MCC raises tuitionMar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - McHenry County College has raised its tuition by $4 per credit hour. Under the new rates, classroom courses now $73 a credit hour will be $77. And online classes that no...
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Rezko jury mixture of ages, jobsMar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - The 12 jurors and six alternates who will decide whether Antoin "Tony" Rezko walks free or faces federal prison offer a mixture of professions, education and ages. A pol...
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IHSA has image problem in SpringfieldMar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- State lawmakers gave early approval to a law that would allow newspapers to continue selling pictures from high school state championship tournaments with...
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Woman accused of sending disturbing e-mails to mayorMar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Lake in the Hills police have arrested a 43-year-old village resident this week on charges she sent a series of disturbing e-mails to Village President Ed Plaza demandin...
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Mayors seek an end to pension sweetenersMar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Mayors from across the suburbs and state asked lawmakers Thursday to halt all enhancements to police and firefighter pensions until the growing debt and i...
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So just how many deer does it take to stop traffic around here?Mar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Oh, deer. Ohhhhh ... DEER! And lots of them. If there was any doubt we've blended suburbia and the once-rural landscape of the Fox Valley, just take a look at George LeC...
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Wickes' stay short in Algonquin CommonsMar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - The Algonquin Commons shopping center is about to lose one of its highly visible anchors. After less than two years, Wickes Furniture is abandoning the lifestyle center...
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Judge orders new trial for jailed ex-cops accused in beatingMar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Ruling prosecutors failed to turn over evidence crucial to the case, a McHenry County judge Wednesday awarded a new trial to a pair of former police officers convicted l...
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Clearing the truth from the chaff in 14th Dist. campaignMar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - You've probably filled a recycling bin with 8-by-11-inch fliers from campaign committees for Jim Oberweis and Bill Foster, who seek to succeed Dennis Hastert in a specia...