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U-46, union reach dealDec 11, 2007 10:00 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46 and the Elgin Teachers Association reached a tentative collective bargaining agreement Tuesday evening after months of negotiations. "Spe...
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Mukasey says he's studying waterboarding issue
Dec 11, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Attorney General Michael Mukasey refused Tuesday to be rushed into deciding whether he considers waterboarding a form of torture, saying simply he understa...
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Fox Lake might end Web site fightDec 11, 2007 10:00 pm - In an effort to save money, a Fox Lake trustee has asked village to bury the hatchet with the owner of a controversial Web site. Trustee Ed Bender said the village is s...
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Pennies for Pearl Harbor efforts in Gurnee extendedDec 11, 2007 10:00 pm - Efforts by high school students and others in Gurnee to raise money for a new Pearl Harbor museum and visitors center are being extended. Fundraising began late last mon...
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Non-union ECC faculty to get raisesDec 11, 2007 10:00 pm - Starting in January, Elgin Community College faculty members not part of the college's teacher's union could receive pay increases. For the first time, these raises woul...
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Three-day plannerDec 11, 2007 10:00 pm - Today The Kane County Audubon group will have a special meeting at 7 p.m. on the ivory-billed woodpecker at Pottawatomie Community Center, 8 North Ave., St. Charles, (ne...
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Gail Borden Public Library notesDec 11, 2007 10:00 pm - The Gail Borden Public Library, 270 N. Grove Ave. in Elgin, offers a variety of programs in November. For details, call (847) 742-2411 or visit www.gailborden.info. Midd...
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Suit claims bias in church saleDec 11, 2007 10:00 pm - A Korean-American congregation is suing a Prospect Heights church for not selling its property to the highest bidder, alleging racial discrimination. An attorney for th...
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Fond farewell for HastertDec 11, 2007 10:00 pm - Three presidents and more than a dozen congressional colleagues were among the well-wishers offering their congratulations to retired U.S. Rep. Dennis Hastert via video ...
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Debates grow livelier as Iowa voting nears