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Some ACT results up, others down in areaAug 15, 2007 11:00 pm - High school students in the northern Fox Valley received mixed results on last year's ACT, according to district reports released this week. Graduating seniors in Elgin ...
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Study: Flame retardant sickens cats
Aug 15, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- A new federal study suggests that household dust containing a common flame retardant may be linked to an increase in cats getting sick from overactive thyr...
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Lights on, crime off is the hope in AuroraAug 15, 2007 11:00 pm - The City of Lights is about to become even brighter. A group of Aurora residents has launched a "Lighten Up" campaign to encourage neighbors to keep energy-efficient lig...
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Big Hollow land sale could be profitable for Fox LakeAug 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Could a bustling big box store replace the vacant schools at Route 12 in Fox Lake? Village officials certainly hope so. Big Hollow Elementary District 38 announced it wi...
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Palatine man's murderer given 85 yearsAug 15, 2007 11:00 pm - An Indiana man was sentenced to 85 years in prison Wednesday for stabbing a Palatine resident to death in 2005. James Santelli, a 45-year-old carpenter, was in suburban ...
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How bad do colleges want to be at head of class?
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Police beat: Man accused of selling heroinAug 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Carpentersville •A Maywood man was accused of selling 0.9 grams of heroin to an undercover drug agent at 3æp.m. Tuesday in an east-side parking lot, police said. Willie ...
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Health department: No more doggy dips at the poolAug 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Dogs across the suburbs will have to find another way to cool down as this summer comes to a close. Amid mounting concern from state public health officials, several loc...
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Like it or not, Bowie house nears landmark statusAug 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Five people voted Wednesday in favor of making Ann Shirley Bowie's St. Charles house a historic landmark. Bowie wasn't among them. The city's historic preservation commi...
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India marks 60 years of independence