Spring Grove
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Undefeated Grant seeks respectOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Shortly after the pairings for the IHSA football playoffs were televised Saturday night, Kurt Rous got a phone call. It was his quarterback Pavel Zurkowski, and he wante...
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Chapter 5: Non-class costs weigh heavy on schoolsOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - It's a common refrain among education critics: More money needs to stay in the classroom and less spent outside. And they have the numbers to point to. Over a decade, mo...
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Despite concerns, faith-based prison programs growOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - RICHMOND, Texas -- Killer-turned-artist Manny Hernandez on the prison where he's finishing an eight-year term: "It's a blessing to be here." Fellow murderer and inmate R...
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'Awesome' local matchups possible in 7AOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - More than half of the football teams in the Tri-Cities area qualified for the playoffs Saturday, with four teams placed in the lower bracket in Class 7A. If all goes we...
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Quilt Barn project aims to preserve McHenry's barnsOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Seeing quilts on the outside of barns might conjure up a few strange thoughts. Could this be a new approach to environmentally friendly heating? Or maybe, a prank by loc...
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Cinderella Jacobs does it againOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Midnight hasn't struck yet for Cinderella Jacobs. Mark Kyszka made sure of that. After scoring the winning goal in a 1-0 upset win over No. 2 seed St. Viator Wednesday n...
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5K run speeds past its goalsOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Following in his brothers' footsteps, Scott Wherry started running as a high school student growing up in downstate Pekin. But after getting married, becoming a dad and ...
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Fox Valley sprawl threatens to stall snowmobile clubsOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - If you see a snowmobile riding through the frosty fields of Gilberts this winter, take a picture of it. It may be the last time you see one. The residential building boo...
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MCC expansion plan worth second lookOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Hard-pressed taxpayers are looking for innovative leadership, the sort that can deliver services and programs without asking for more money from them quite so often. Tha...
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Mundelein's rally falls short against McHenryOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Mundelein's boys soccer team had come back before against McHenry. It wasn't to be Saturday night, however, even though the Mustangs were playing on their home field. Th...