Kendall County
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Teachers oppose tiered retirement proposalMay 07, 2009 11:00 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn might still have a fight on his hands from public-school teachers in the state, despite backing away earlier this week from a plan to hike teachers' contr...
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Teacher contracts talks begin amid uncertain timesMay 07, 2009 11:00 pm - Talk about bad timing. Thousands of suburban public-school teachers will see their contracts expire this year, while the country continues to suffer through what many sa...
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Pace to offer rapid transit bus comboMay 06, 2009 11:00 pm - Bus rapid transit will have to make room for a new transit option at Pace - arterial rapid transit. Pace officials outlined plans for six routes, with three expected to ...
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CDC: Swine flu-infected schools can reopenMay 05, 2009 11:00 pm - No more snow days, and no more H1N1 flu days. Suburban schools that were closed this past week because of the H1N1 flu will reopen today, after the U.S. Centers for Dise...
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Driving while distracted leading to more crashesMay 05, 2009 11:00 pm - For the most part, living in the suburbs means you have to drive. And driving, it turns out, is dangerous. Don't believe it? Apparently, we don't. Law enforcement and sa...
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Denny Barfuss wants to convince others of fun and benefit of ham radioMay 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Naperville resident Denny Barfuss was on his way to Wisconsin with his family to go camping when he got stuck in traffic on the interstate. Barfuss got on his two-way r...
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Schools starting to reopen from swine fluMay 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Suburban schools that were closed this past week because of the H1N1 flu reopened today, after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed its school clo...
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Citizen scientists asked to track squirrel sightingsMay 04, 2009 11:00 pm - See that squirrel crashing through the tree branches and dive-bombing into the yard? Here's another question: Is it a gray squirrel or a fox squirrel? Got the answer? Co...
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Flu worries close Des Plaines school; W. Chicago high staying openMay 03, 2009 11:00 pm - West Chicago's Community High School has joined the list of schools with a probable case of swine flu, but it will remain open. Principal Moses Cheng announced on the sc...
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Elgin's OK with lack of closure on expresswayMay 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Much to cover this week but I'd like to start with what I call the forgotten part of the Elgin O'Hare Expressway. That would be Elgin. Last month, the state finally narr...