West Chicago
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Latino population leaving city for suburbsNov 18, 2007 10:00 pm - The increase in the Chicago area's Latino population reflects a well-documented national trend. But contrary to popular belief, new births -- not immigration -- account ...
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Urgent dental clinic may become casualty of DuPage budget crisisNov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - First of an occasional series examining the impact of DuPage County's doomsday budget for next year. Getting a tooth pulled is a worst-case dental scenario for most...
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Grateful to be aliveNov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - Brandon Richards was looking forward to his ski trip to Wisconsin Dells with other members of Calvary Church in Naperville. The trip was a reward for memorizing excerpts...
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Dropout rates fallingNov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - Weeks into high school, Robert Struggles had forged a plan: Trudge through until he hit age 16, then drop out. That birthday has come and gone. And he's still there. Tod...
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Chapter 9: Schools falling further into debtNov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - Illinois schools spend a lot of money every month. They're also spending a lot of tomorrow's dollars today. Illinois schools owed a total of $16 billion in bond loans at...
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Schaumburg-area man creates own fire deptNov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - Peter Mitchell is only too aware that fires sometimes destroy houses. But the last thing he ever wants to think is that there's something more he could have done to prev...
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Cook County dropout ratesNov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - Dropout rates State figures show that high school dropout rates have dropped. (Shown in percentages.) District ...
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Dry hydrants not new to Roselle fire officialsNov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - Dry hydrants aren't a new fire-fighting tool, but they're all but unknown in the Roselle Fire Department, and Peter Mitchell's own system is particularly innovative. The...
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Glenbard North clamors over Mt. Carmel to state championship gameNov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - With less than two minutes left in the game, Silvio Busco pulled out his cell phone. "Are you watching this?" he yelled into the receiver. "It's unbelievable." David clo...
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Christmas has arrived already?Nov 16, 2007 10:00 pm - It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas -- even before the Thanksgiving turkey has been carved. Santa Claus has been accepting Christmas wish lists at local malls fo...