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Wearing many stripesNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Seeing cats around Libertyville High School is not big news. After all, they are home to the Wildcats. But when Libertyville plans to bring Andrew Lloyd Weber's "Cats" t...
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Village needs caretaker for farmNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - The village of Lake Barrington is looking for someone to watch over its recently acquired 26-acre farm. After purchasing the Freier Farm at 23687 N. Kelsey Road earlier ...
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A look at teachers' thoughts on hours, pay, being undervaluedNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Teachers work very hard, as dozens of them reminded me in sometimes thoughtful, sometimes venomous e-mails this week. They were responding to an article that cited feder...
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Bartlett choirs raise needed funds with concertsNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Having a lot of talented vocal students is both a blessing and a challenge for Bartlett High School Choral Director Gay Rupert as she tries to provide opportunities for ...
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Southern drought dries up Tennessee town's water supply
Nov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - ORME, Tenn. -- As twilight falls over this Tennessee town, Mayor Tony Reames drives up a dusty dirt road to the community's towering water tank and begins his nightly ri...
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Lake in the Hills man dies in Elgin crashNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - A 52-year-old Lake in the Hills man died Wednesday night when his car rolled over on Route 20 just east of State Street in Elgin, police said. Glen M. Gyurin, of the 430...
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Diversity at forefront of Dist. 204 discussionsNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Indian Prairie Unit District 204 parents are opening a discussion about diversity. The Parent Diversity Advisory Council is holding dialogue circles throughout the year ...
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New leader for DuPage DemocratsNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Rob Bisceglie is no longer temporary. Democratic Party of DuPage voters this week elected Bisceglie, the party's first vice chairman, to head the organization. The Rosel...
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Test your wine before a headache
Nov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - BERKELEY, Calif. -- The effects are all too familiar: a fancy dinner, some fine wine and then, a few hours later, a racing heart and a pounding headache. But a device de...
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Police searching teacher and boy, 13, say pair may have fled to Mexico
Nov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - OMAHA, Neb. -- A female teacher and a 13-year-old boy believed to be on the run may have crossed the California border into Mexico, a police investigator said Friday. Pa...