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Campton Hills land-use plan debatedNov 06, 2007 10:00 pm - Campton Hills officials disagreed Tuesday over whether to use long-range land-use plans from Kane County or Campton Township as the basis for their own. There was a con...
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Ex-custodian takes plea dealNov 06, 2007 10:00 pm - A former custodian at Mundelein's Mechanics Grove Elementary School was placed on probation for two years after pleading guilty to kissing two girls at the school. Kendr...
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Judge denies trial postponement for mother charged in daughter's death
Nov 06, 2007 10:00 pm - PEKIN -- A judge has ruled that a former Morton pathologist accused of suffocating her 3-year-old autistic daughter with a garbage bag will go to trial next month. Karen...
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New diagnosis for Taylor, but future still brightNov 06, 2007 10:00 pm - Nothing can punch a hole in the incredible high felt by Jeff and Laurie Radtke these days. They are so relieved, so grateful to have their daughter, Taylor, alive and ge...
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Middle schooler is given detention for hugging 2 friends at school
Nov 06, 2007 10:00 pm - MASCOUTAH -- Two hugs equals two days of detention for 13-year-old Megan Coulter. The eighth-grader was punished for violating a school policy banning public displays of...
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Baking up a new life in unusually shaped cakesNov 06, 2007 10:00 pm - During the Bears' dynasty, from 1984-1988, when they compiled the best five-year record of any NFL team and won a Super Bowl championship, general manager Jerry Vainisi ...
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Morton ArboretumNov 06, 2007 10:00 pm - The Morton Arboretum offers events for children and the family at 4100 Route 53, Lisle. Arboretum activities are free with admission unless otherwise noted. Admission is...
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Students to stage classic 'Hamlet'Nov 06, 2007 10:00 pm - "Hamlet" is perhaps the best known of William Shakespeare's plays and a classic example of drama. When a boy's father is killed, he seeks to avenge him. There is lost lo...
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Always room for improvement in Dist. 220Nov 06, 2007 10:00 pm - Despite the fact that both Barrington Area Unit District 220 middle schools met state standards this year, officials do not plan to rest on their laurels. On Tuesday, th...
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United Center still no help to HawksNov 06, 2007 10:00 pm - It shouldn't be a surprise that the Blackhawks are having trouble winning games at the United Center. They haven't been a consistently good home team ever since moving t...