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Stable ACT scores can't mask concernsAug 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Why are so few Illinois high school graduates prepared for basic college-level academics? And how can matters be improved? Those again emerge as the most important quest...
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Lake in the Hills parks to offer fall preschoolAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - The Parks & Recreation Department of Lake in the Hills is accepting fall preschool registration. The program promotes social, physical and intellectual growth through a...
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McHenry County changes its rules for land buysAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Hoping to avoid the mistakes that dogged efforts to build a new animal control facility, two McHenry County Board committees passed new rules Tuesday governing how they ...
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Changing jobs creates 401(k) decisionAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Summer is often a time of transition. Many employees switch jobs during the summer and many often wonder: Should I let the money I've accumulated in my com...
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Are your toys safe?Aug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - At Zimmermann True Value Hardware Store in Buffalo Grove, manager Tom Brinkman on Tuesday used an instant test for lead on two Mattel toys, a plastic Diego doll and a ma...
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Housing values holdAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - The number of homes and condominiums sold during the second quarter continued to slide in the Chicago region, especially in Lake and McHenry counties where sales plunged...
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ACT scores climb, but not college readinessAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Six years after Illinois required that all high school juniors take a college entrance exam, state ACT scores plateaued at last year's record high and more students grad...
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This group earned pink slips, not raisesAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Only a governor operating in left field and a legislature operating in the financial twilight zone could subject Illinois residents to such governmental ineptitude as we...
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Parents may lose home in kids' drug arrestAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - A Cary couple could lose their home to McHenry County authorities because of accusations their son and two friends used it to run a sophisticated drug ring. In court doc...
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St. John's to offer before, after school care to studentsAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - St. John's Lutheran School has created a Before and After School Services Program that will open its doors beginning Aug. 28. St. John's B.A.S.S. Program offers supervis...