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Batavia schools will expand help in kindergartenNov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - The Batavia School District is looking to expand its kindergarten programs for at-risk students next year. A study of four years of kindergarten classes showed that thos...
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Foreign adoptions down by 15 percent
Nov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The number of foreign children adopted by Americans has dropped for the third year in a row, a consequence of tougher policies in the two countries -- China ...
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Mount Prospect parade canceled due to ice storm fearsNov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - Mount Prospect has canceled today's holiday parade due to predicted ice storms, village officials said Friday. The parade had been scheduled to step off at 5 p.m., begi...
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It took a village to write that column, but it's not magicalNov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - This column wants to express sympathy for those poor service industry employees whose jobs require them to end every conversation with a pitch: Grocery checkout clerks w...
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Officials investigating fire at vacant building in NapervilleNov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - No injuries were reported Friday afternoon in a fire at a vacant, one-story commercial building at 420 S. Washington St., Naperville. Firefighters said they arrived at 2...
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Campton Hills ballot battle goes to judgeNov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - The attorney for a group trying to revert the village of Campton Hills to unincorporated territory says his clients' constitutional rights will be violated if a referend...
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Police were trailing jewelry thievesNov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - Prosecutors on Friday told a judge that five people stole $800,000 worth of jewelry outside a downtown Arlington Heights store on Wednesday when they attacked a jewelry ...
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Log reveals troubled relationship between police officer's 3rd, 4th wives
Nov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - A former Bolingbrook police officer's third and fourth wives had a history of animosity, including an incident where one allegedly punched the other in the face, accordi...
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State behind on paying drug treatment centers
Nov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The state is millions of dollars behind on paying for substance-abuse treatment while Gov. Rod Blagojevich uses money in the budget to create new health i...
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Teen held in Bensenville robberyNov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - Police dogs helped track an armed robbery suspect Thursday night in Bensenville. Officers were called to the Dunkin' Donuts at 1004 W. Irving Park Road about 9:30 p.m. a...