Kane County
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Proposal to lower Kaneland driver's ed fee lacks supportersJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - A Kaneland School Board member wants to reduce the high school drivers education fee from $300 to $50. But other board members were unresponsive to Diane Piazza's pitch ...
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16th-annual Windmill City Chili Cook Off heats up in BataviaJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Batavia is set to become the chili capital of Illinois when two cook-offs hit town this weekend. The 15th annual Illinois State Championship Chili Cook Off is Saturday ...
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Rotolo Middle School Principal resigns to move closer to homeJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - A month after he got a new administrative position in the Batavia School District, former Rotolo Middle School Principal Don McKinney has left the district. He accepted ...
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St. Charles school board earns low marksJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Wanted: Volunteer to help fix dysfunctional bunch. No pay. No benefits. Desire to educate children a must. A classified ad for the St. Charles school board might read so...
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Letters to the Editor - McHenry CountyJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Nothing like reading before criticizing Well, congratulations Nancy Brown! For what? For taking her head out of the sand and opening her mind (July 17 Harry Potter story...
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Locals say immigration rule won't slow them downJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Seven hundred miles divide them. Yet when a judge blocked the get-tough illegal immigration ordinance in Hazleton, Pa., Thursday, the impact jolted Carpentersville and o...
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Middleby workers approve contractJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - The 12-week lockout of Middleby Corp. workers in Elgin will end Monday, according to its union. By a two-vote margin, 66 to 64, members of Teamster Local 714 agreed to a...
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Letters to the Editor - Kane and McHenry CountiesJul 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Best support for troops a ticket home The recent long fight between Congress and the president over the supplemental appropriation for the war in Iraq for 2007 is barely...
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N. Aurora residents express interest in riverwalk projectJul 23, 2007 11:00 pm - A preliminary report found that most North Aurora residents would like a riverwalk, and they are willing to pay additional taxes to make it happen. Village officials ha...
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Kane County Fair attendance up 16 percentJul 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Attendance at this year's Kane County Fair increased 16 percent over last year, with 141,258 fair goers attending the five-day event that wrapped up Sunday. Mild weathe...