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Plant science faces Harper axNov 12, 2007 10:00 pm - The V Building on Harper College's campus is bursting with vegetation. Hundreds of plant species are growing in the greenhouse. In one room, silk flowers are stacked to ...
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Charter school says it's facing large deficitNov 12, 2007 10:00 pm - Prairie Crossing Charter School's director says about $251,000 in budget savings must be found to avoid a shortfall at the end of the academic year. Myron Dagley, who he...
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Home-grown filmmakers to premiere work at Raue CenterNov 12, 2007 10:00 pm - On Friday, Raue Center for the Arts will host the film premiere of "The Alpha Geek," created by Algonquin natives, Kurt Larson and Michael Marsico. The men are inviting...
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DuPage workers to rally for taxNov 12, 2007 10:00 pm - DuPage County employees say they are overworked, underpaid and fed up. A rally is planned for noon today outside the Wheaton courthouse to fight further cuts in criminal...
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Board considers all-day kindergartenNov 12, 2007 10:00 pm - Indian Prairie Unit District 204 may offer all-day kindergarten at all of its elementary schools next year. Administrators are recommending that the district expand its...
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MainStreet gets help from friendsNov 12, 2007 10:00 pm - New memberships have spiked in recent weeks, but MainStreet Libertyville, the group formed in 1989 to improve downtown, remains in a precarious financial position. Suppo...
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Dist. 300 finds itself awash with moneyNov 12, 2007 10:00 pm - Leaving unanswered the question of how to spend a projected $2.2 million surplus, the Community Unit District 300 school board on Monday night approved its budget for th...
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Petition drive to kill Campton near goalNov 12, 2007 10:00 pm - A petition drive aimed at dissolving the newborn village of Campton Hills is on track to clear its first major legal hurdle, organizers said Monday. After a weekend of g...
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Aurora University to offer prospective students doctorate programNov 12, 2007 10:00 pm - George Williams College of Aurora University will sponsor a preview day for students interested in pursuing the Doctor of Education degree. The event will take place fro...
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Santa comes to Town (Center)Nov 12, 2007 10:00 pm - Adults and children bundled up in hats, scarves and mittens as they stood alongside the gazebo inside Deer Park Town Center waiting. When the fire truck arrived with lig...