News
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Mentoring program comes to DuPageOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - DuPage County now has two ways to mentor teenagers. In addition to Big Brothers/Big Sisters, a new group, MetroMentors, is entering the picture. For nearly 30 years, Met...
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Big Hollow district debates how to spend sale proceedsOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Should the money from a land sale be spent on students or help cash-starved Big Hollow School District 38 pay down its debt? That's the question District 38 officials w...
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Campton Hills gives raises to officialsOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Holding the offices of Campton Hills village president and village clerk next year will pay a bit more than they do now, but serving as a trustee won't pay as much. The...
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U.S. deaths from deadly drug-resistant staph may surpass AIDS deaths
Oct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - More than 90,000 Americans get potentially deadly infections each year from a drug-resistant staph "superbug," the government reported Tuesday in its first overall estim...
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Man wins $4 million in lawsuit against Chicago cops
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Briefs: Dist. 62 OKs contractOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Des Plaines Elementary District 62 approved a new contract with its teachers' union, which includes a 3 percent pay raise for each year. Board members and the district's...
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New species rise from the deep
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Kirk opponents garner supportOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Democratic hopefuls to unseat incumbent U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk are getting good financial support, election records show. Wilmette business consultant Dan Seals, who gave K...
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Talks begin on four possible sites for MeteaOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Indian Prairie Unit District 204 is beginning negotiations on four possible sites for its proposed Metea Valley High School. President Mark Metzger said Tuesday the scho...
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Beloved canine crime dog, Astor, dies of cancerOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - The furry four-legged pooch was a fixture in the DuPage County courthouse. For eight years, Astor sniffed mail, swept the building and parking lots for explosives and ke...