Cook County
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St. Charles East rolls Lake ParkSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - After a rough outing against nonconference Downers Grove South Monday, the St. Charles East girls volleyball team wanted to come out strong against Lake Park. The Saints...
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School leaders balance security, accessibilitySep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Three shootings in six days struck schools in Colorado, Wisconsin and rural Pennsylvania last year. Far more routine and discreet, the pressures of cyber-bullying and o...
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Packing lunches by color makes veggies look extra goodSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - School has been back in session for only a few weeks. Are you in a lunch rut already? If so, just think like Dorothy: over the rainbow. That's the theme of PACK Week, pa...
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Birkett says staff shortages a safety riskSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - While DuPage County State's Attorney Joe Birkett made a successful case for hiring additional employees Tuesday, it's uncertain what the long-term verdict will be given ...
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Briefs: Mother files suit in crashSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - The mother of a 16-year-old Oak Park boy injured in a Nov. 6 crash with a Naperville man who died filed a lawsuit Wednesday in DuPage County. Tina Fuquay, on behalf of h...
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Dist. 200 still grappling with movie policySep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - R-rated film clips are back, at least in policy, in Wheaton Warrenville Unit District 200's high schools. Whether teachers will ever show such clips is another matter. D...
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Bartlett's new train station on trackSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - The Metra station in downtown Bartlett dates back to 1873, making it the oldest operating depot on the line. It's a distinction officials have been looking to drop for y...
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Police beatSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Geneva • Joseph M. Nathan, 18, of 227½ N. First St., was charged with retail theft after stealing a box of Claritin tablets, valued at $11.49, Saturday morning from Rile...
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New Fox Valley parks leader eyes riverfront open spaceSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Fox Valley Park District's new board president says her main priorities are to preserve open space along the riverfront and continue to care for Aurora's inner-city park...
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Study finds we lose 2 days a year to commutingSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - What would you do with an extra 46 hours this year? Relax with the family? Extend that vacation? Sleep in? Instead, you spend that much time or more sitting in the car s...