Kane County
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Schools taking close look at summer court rulingsSep 03, 2007 11:00 pm - School has resumed across the suburbs following a landmark summer. The Supreme Court authored back-to-back decisions that curbed student speech, limited the use of race ...
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Officials urge caution on trailsSep 03, 2007 11:00 pm - The Kane County Forest Preserve District is warning people to use caution when on the Fox River Trail. Recent flooding has temporarily impacted trail conditions along th...
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Batavia schools to save $1 million with bondsSep 03, 2007 11:00 pm - The Batavia school district has sold the first round of bonds from its successful building referendum request, and got a better deal than expected. Financial advisers th...
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No rush in pursuing death penalty option in Oswego slayingsSep 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Saying seeking the death penalty is the toughest decision a prosecutor has to face, Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow is taking his time in the case of Christop...
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Man with dangerous past escapes mental health centerSep 03, 2007 11:00 pm - A man with a history of armed robbery and homicide has escaped from the Elgin Mental Health Center. Tobert Walls, 32, escaped from the center's forensic unit about 8 p.m...
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Water, sewers stuck in limboSep 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Control of a sanitary district that provides water and sewer service to hundreds of Campton Hills residents appears to be in limbo. The Wasco Sanitary District currentl...
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Wishing modern life was a little less like fakery of the moviesSep 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Moviemakers call it the suspension of disbelief, and getting us to do it is a primary skill of the best of them. They cajole or shock or entertain us into deciding that ...
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Elburn fire department looks to fill spotsSep 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Fire fighting techniques have progressed quite a bit since the Elburn and Countryside Fire Protection District was founded in 1882 as the Blackberry Hook and Ladder Co. ...
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Many small businesses don't have Web sitesSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - When Northfield-based Small Business Research Board surveyed about 550 small businesses, including some in the Chicago suburbs, the group was surprised to learn that abo...
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By the numbers: Deficient bridges in the areaSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Here's a look at the deficient bridges in the counties serviced by the Daily Herald. COOK • 180 of 1,581 bridges structurally deficient (11.4 percent) • 26 toll bridges....