Kendall County
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Aurora rolls toward long-awaited skate parkJun 30, 2009 11:00 pm - Skaters have been busting out nose stalls, rail stands and ollies at skate parks on Aurora's far east and west sides for years. Now long-awaited plans for a new skate pa...
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District 204 group pushing to maintain special needs fundingJun 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Illinois' first and largest special needs Parent Teacher Association may quickly shrink if state legislators approve a budget with threatened cuts to social and human se...
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Metea Valley sports program looks to build own traditionsJun 27, 2009 11:00 pm - The backs of their wrinkled, sweat-soaked T-shirts say it all: "Tradition Starts Today." Hundreds of potential Metea Valley athletes have been working out on courts and ...
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Spelling test: Near-miss for Metea practice jerseysJun 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Metea Valley suffered its first case of mistaken identity when a box of 200 practice football jerseys arrived with the Aurora high school's name spelled "MATEA." Athleti...
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Suburbs get creative to keep fireworks displaysJun 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Nothing stirs the spirit like a good window-rattling fireworks display on Independence Day. But shrinking revenue streams have some suburban leaders rethinking fireworks...
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Suburban groups among budget cut protestersJun 23, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - If state budget cuts go through as planned next month, 165 Elgin area children would lose before- and after-school programs among other services offered th...
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Flood threat over but heat advisory issuedJun 22, 2009 11:00 pm - First rain, now heat. Officials from the National Weather Service have issued a heat advisory for the Chicago area, as temperatures are expected to cross into the 90s w...
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CN critics: Accident raises safety issuesJun 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Opponents of increasing freight-train traffic through residential areas say a deadly derailment in northern Illinois illustrates the need to boost safety on U.S. rail ne...
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Be proactive against pesky mosquitoesJun 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Two sure signs of summer are expected to surface this week - one welcome, one not so. Meteorologists say the warmer weather we've been craving after what seemed to be a ...
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Rain, warmth creating perfect storm for mosquitoesJun 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Mosquitoes, like the rest of us, are still waiting for summer to arrive. All the recent rain normally would be ideal for the pests, but unseasonably chilly temperatures...