Cook County
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Judge questions need for two gifted programs in U-46Mar 14, 2012 6:00 pm - A federal judge Wednesday questioned the need for separate gifted programs in Elgin Area School District U-46 for native English speakers and their peers for whom Englis...
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Warm weather snaps record; heat to last all weekMar 14, 2012 4:00 pm - Today's temperature hit a record high of 81 degrees as of 4:30 p.m., and that heat is not going anywhere as summerlike temperatures could break records in each of the ne...
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Elk Grove Village might raise water ratesMar 14, 2012 3:20 pm - Elk Grove Village residents may soon be paying more for water service if the village board decides to increase rates to cover Chicago’s 25 percent water rate hike implem...
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ECC board approves tuition hikeMar 14, 2012 3:00 pm - Elgin Community College trustees, as expected, have voted to raise tuition by $6 per credit hour to help pay for maintenance on the new building and renovations paid for...
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Body found in Cook County forest preserveMar 14, 2012 1:11 pm - A man found dead from an apparent gunshot in the back parking lot of a Palatine forest preserve has been transported to the medical examiner’s office for investigation, ...
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Harper director talks about Shakespeare’s relevanceMar 14, 2012 11:19 am - Shakespeare penned “As You Like It,” a romantic comedy for the Elizabethan era, sometime around 1600. More than 400 years later, the Harper Ensemble Theatre Company is b...
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Elk Grove Village OKs new rules for donation boxesMar 14, 2012 11:00 am - The Elk Grove Village Board Tuesday night approved new regulations for donation boxes, limiting their numbers in town and creating stricter guidelines for appearance, ma...
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Dawn Patrol: Southern Santorum wins; big U-46 forum; horse abuse allegationsMar 14, 2012 5:45 am - Santorum’s southern wins increase Illinois primary’s significance Rick Santorum’s southern primary sweep of Alabama and Mississippi last night adds weight to next w...
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Blame biology and end the debateMar 14, 2012 4:00 am - We have been reading about many issues in the news regarding gay marriage, adoption of children by gays, children who believe they were born the wrong sex and about Pres...
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GOP candidates stirring up fearsMar 14, 2012 4:00 am - With the latest headlines showing that Iran has accelerated its uranium enrichment program, 16 separate U.S. intelligence agencies indicated that there is no hard eviden...