Cook County
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Grant battles to take secondSep 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Host Grant was in for an uphill struggle when the Bulldogs met Marengo's state-ranked girls cross country team Saturday morning in the ninth annual J.T. Taylor Invitatio...
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Special ed teacher out on bondSep 22, 2007 11:00 pm - A Schaumburg junior high teacher arrested on charges he mistreated students has posted $50,000 to get out of jail, according to information from the Cook County jail. Bo...
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Memorial Mass held for soldier killed in IraqSep 22, 2007 11:00 pm - A soldier from Queens, N.Y., was remembered Saturday during a memorial Mass at St. Thomas the Apostle Church in Naperville. Spc. Jonathan Rivadeneira, 22, was killed Sep...
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Construction accident knocks out powerSep 22, 2007 11:00 pm - More than 6,000 customers were without electricity for slightly more than two hours Saturday after a construction crew hit an underground ComEd line near Springfield Dri...
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How the Internet will change libraries is at the front of my mindSep 22, 2007 11:00 pm - One could make the case that libraries as we know them are an endangered species. Ordinary people are saying, "In the age of the Internet, when everyone has a computer,...
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Walt Disney World Resort looking for a few good momsSep 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Is a trip to Walt Disney World Resort your idea of the perfect family vacation? Do you know where to find the one and only campfire marshmallow roast at Walt Disney Worl...
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Palatine Public Library notesSep 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Guide to theater in DuPage County Alchemy Theatre Company Alchemy Theatre Company will present staged readings on the following dates at the Helen M. Plum Memorial Libr...
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Many legends abound about Abe Lincoln's digsSep 22, 2007 11:00 pm - There is hardly a cave in Indiana or Kentucky that doesn't have graffiti stating, "Daniel Boone was here." Likewise, in Illinois, tales of Abraham Lincoln abound and mos...
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Sharing my anger over a pathetically political amendmentSep 22, 2007 11:00 pm - It's always great to get reader reaction to my Sunday columns. Even better when I come in on a Monday to find my e-mail box bulging with replies to something I wrote. Th...
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Scoring fashion pointsSep 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Performance wear designed to wick sweat off the body is leaping from the sports field to the classroom. Youth sports venues and high school athletes have seen the buzz o...