DuPage County
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U-46 unveils tentative budgetAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - With lawmakers still haggling over a state budget and negotiating teams still haggling over a teacher contract, Elgin Area School District U-46 officials presented a ver...
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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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Mount Prospect woman opening Costa Rican schoolAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Kerry Piazza McClennen has something in common with Oprah. She, too, is opening her own school in a developing country. The 1996 graduate of Prospect High School and fo...
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Join forest preserve guides for a spider hunt todayAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - They come in all shapes and sizes. Some sport vivid colors and bold patterns, while others are perfectly camouflaged. They make homes in every imaginable nook and cranny...
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Look for flower shop in new locationAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - It takes a little getting used to, but after a double-take, you realize Robbins Flowers has settled into its new location at 410 S. Third St. in St. Charles. After 25 ye...
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Brains over beautyAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - A dazzling evening gown and perfect hair won't be enough to win this particular Elgin pageant. The 2007 Miss Hispanidad Scholarship Pageant, scheduled for Friday, also r...
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Oak Brook district still hasn't paid for plansAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - A bill for more than $24,000 will remain unpaid in Oak Brook's Butler School District 53. For the second time, school board members this week postponed paying for archit...
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Business briefs: Motorola spent millions to lobbyAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Mobile handset maker Motorola spent about $3.4 million in the first half of this year to lobby the federal government, according to a disclosure form. The ...
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Parker enjoying time before it's back to workAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - "Winning the championship is a pretty amazing feeling. I definitely want to feel it again." Candace Parker, University of Tennessee basketball star Candace Parker doesn'...
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Lombard officials can't agree on library landAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Lombard library trustees had hoped to take the first step in a possible campaign to expand the 39,000-square-foot Helen M. Plum Library by striking an agreement with the...