West Chicago Schools
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Naperville's Jefferson Jr. High students prepare World War I exhibitNov 11, 2009 10:00 pm - The Jefferson Junior High Patriots are taking their mascot to a whole new level. Eighth-graders are creating a large-scale World War I exhibit at the Naperville school a...
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Montini faces sizable challenge in SycamoreNov 11, 2009 10:00 pm - Throw out the revenge factor. That was Montini's call to arms in first- and second-round Class 5A wins over St. Francis and Marian Central, Suburban Christian Conference...
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WAVES helped changed the role of women in the militaryNov 10, 2009 10:00 pm - It's been 63 years since Betty Butler served as a flight trainer during World War II, yet she remembers the experience as if it were yesterday. "I was proud to do my pa...
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Students get a chance to appreciate vets - firsthandNov 10, 2009 10:00 pm - As Robert Stack sat in an Italian cafe in 1993, he heard word that two U.S. military helicopters had gone down in Somalia. He knew immediately his time in the Marines wa...
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West Chicago native helps bust urban legend for 'Mythbusters'Nov 09, 2009 10:00 pm - The daughter of a deputy fire chief, West Chicago native Heidi Lakics might have been apprehensive about going on a television show that routinely blows up stuff for fun...
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Former Elgin High School student killed by car; no charges yetNov 09, 2009 10:00 pm - Grief counselors descended on Elgin High School Monday to help students deal with the death of a former classmate who was struck and killed by a car Sunday afternoon. Jo...
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Money tight? Let's go to Disney WorldNov 09, 2009 10:00 pm - One in 10 Americans is out of work. Twenty-five percent more people are bankrupt compared to last year. Foreclosures rose 18 percent in the last three months in the Chic...
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Neuqua Valley claims state championshipNov 07, 2009 10:00 pm - PEORIA - Neuqua Valley had been hovering around the top of the boys cross country ranking all season. But much of the buzz before the IHSA class 3A state race had cente...
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Wheaton N. keeps rolling, rocks ProspectNov 07, 2009 10:00 pm - Prospect appeared to take a couple of big bites out of underdog Wheaton North's hopes of continuing its magical late-season run. But a pair of long first-quarter touchdo...
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Wheaton Warrenville South places 3rdNov 07, 2009 10:00 pm - PEORIA - All season long Wheaton Warrenville South has been wondering just how good it was. The Tigers answered a few questions by taking first in the DuPage Valley Con...