Kendall County
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Waubonsee installs wind turbine for energy-tech studiesApr 06, 2012 4:33 pm - Waubonsee Community College students studying for careers in the wind-energy field have a new example to study since the college recently installed a small wind turbine ...
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Growth stops in the outlying suburbsApr 05, 2012 11:00 pm - In 2004, planners predicted Sugar Grove's population would surge to 60,000 people by 2030. Some even called it “the next Naperville,” because there was so much building ...
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Suburban counties fare well in state health rankingsApr 03, 2012 11:00 pm - A relatively high amount of physical activity may have been one of the key drivers Tuesday in Kane County being named the eighth healthiest county in the state. Suburban...
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Biggert vs. Foster for Congress to be an aggressive race to the middleApr 02, 2012 6:00 pm - In an era where polls show voters believe Congress is becoming more and more defined by partisan politics, the race to become the first representative in Illinois' new 1...
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16th Judicial Circuit Camera committee to get public inputApr 02, 2012 3:54 pm - A committee studying whether to allow cameras and electronic media into courtrooms in the 16th Judicial Circuit wants to get the opinions of residents and the media itse...
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What construction projects will create traffic jams?Apr 01, 2012 11:00 pm - Stopping and starting. Slow zones. Stress. Cursing. Rude gestures. The spring construction season is upon us. But the above also applies to the congressional quagmire ov...
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Weekend in Review: Elgin woman on TV; Swift wins ACMApr 01, 2012 11:00 pm - $250,000 Mega Millions tickets sold in Aurora, Streamwood Pravin Patel's customary good luck to lottery ticket buyers at his 7-Eleven store in Streamwood turned out...
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Mega Millions by the numbersMar 30, 2012 5:30 am - Barbara Gonzalez, chairwoman of Roosevelt University's department of mathematics and actuarial science, helps us calculate the odds of winning the $500 million Mega Mill...
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The importance of tech education in creating a competitive workforceMar 28, 2012 12:17 pm - In his biography of the late Apple CEO Steve Jobs, Walter Isaacson recounts a discussion between Jobs and President Barack Obama about why Apple employed 700,000 factory...
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Hoffman Estates fire pension board delays buying iPadsMar 28, 2012 5:30 am - A suburban firefighters pension board votes to buy members iPads. A suburban township board finds a loophole to keep a resident's request to vote on health care coverage...