Kendall County
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Collaborations are key to college readinessJan 09, 2012 11:00 pm - In its report, “The Condition of College and Career Readiness 2011,” ACT reports that only 25 percent of students nationwide graduate from high school ready for college ...
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Out of the gang, but still on the databaseJan 09, 2012 4:30 am - Every time LeVan Blalark gets into his car, he thinks about what might happen if he gets pulled over. For him, it's never just a simple traffic stop. Blalark, 33, grew ...
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Lombard fire chief retiring for post in YorkvilleJan 06, 2012 11:00 pm - Lombard Fire Chief Mike Torrence is set to retire Jan. 20, heading off to greener pastures — or at least a place where there still are pastures. Torrence is leaving his ...
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Dawn Patrol: Joe Walsh in Arlington Hts., top Zambrano meltdownsJan 06, 2012 4:00 am - Walsh makes town-hall stop in Arlington Heights An animated and bipartisan group of residents last night debated the merits of Medicare, tax cuts and other hot-butt...
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ECC to host ISCC Tip-Off ClassicJan 05, 2012 11:00 pm - Elgin Community College will play host to the inagrual Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference Tip-Off Basketball Classic Saturday and Sunday at the ECC Events Center. Fou...
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Dawn Patrol: Dead body found, strike cancels classesJan 05, 2012 4:00 am - Wheaton man found dead The body of a 51-year-old Wheaton man was discovered dead in Chicago with facial trauma in the 4600 block of West Monroe, police said. The bo...
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Places in the 'burbs to soak up this balmy weather — while it lastsJan 04, 2012 10:00 pm - Perhaps fifty degrees. On Friday. Right here. And 40s this weekend. It may be hard to believe, but we've barely touched freezing this winter. Temperatures are expected ...
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Oberweis leads money race in Senate Dist. 25Jan 03, 2012 11:00 pm - In the three-way race for the Republican nomination for state Senate District 25, Jim Oberweis of Sugar Grove seems to be outpacing his opponents in collecting money. Ca...
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Dawn Patrol: Now what with Bears? New Year's babiesJan 02, 2012 4:00 am - ?Breaking newss: Elburn fire, assault suspect sought One person was injured in a fire in Elburn Sunday afternoon. The fire started at about 2:30 p.m. in a home in t...
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Losing her sight, Aurora woman still has fitness visionJan 01, 2012 11:00 pm - Just because Joan Creviston of Aurora is losing her sight doesn't mean she can't have a vision. The 47-year-old former interior designer can only see within a 10-degree...