West Chicago
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Out of nowhere, Pealor shatters recordOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Naperville Central's Shelby Pealor has flown under the radar most of the season in girls cross country, enjoying immense success in relative anonymity. That is until Sat...
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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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Spartans don't go quietlyOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - St. Francis football coach Greg Purnell felt proud of his team after his Spartans jogged off the field for the last time Saturday afternoon, despite dropping a 30-21 dec...
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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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'I will not vote for this'Oct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Anything but this. That seems to be the consensus among DuPage County Board members on Chairman Robert Schillerstrom's doomsday budget. In a rare moment of unity on the...
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Glenbard West seizes its chanceOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Glenbard West's Kane Keirnan didn't just see the end zone as he burst in for a touchdown and added a key 2-point conversion run. Theo Odom didn't just see the quarterba...
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Fans have a ball with rivalry SaturdayOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - As far as football battles went, this was an old-school Catholic League slugfest. And Bill Fitzgerald made sure to stock up on his Montini High School gear in preparatio...
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Hinsdale Central sets state recordOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Hinsdale Central showed this weekend that it deserves consideration as Illinois' all-time greatest girls tennis team. In winning its second straight championship, the Re...
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Geneva heeds wake-up callOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - This isn't a team that likes to play in midday, this Geneva boys soccer team -- they're more Vampires and Vikings. But after playing the first half like a group of Zomb...
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Casting call has kids grinningOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Anna Moylan nervously wandered into what must have seemed like a giant, empty room at the DuPage Children's Museum with one goal in mind. The 11-year-old Naperville girl...