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A look at BU's freshmenSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - Benedictine University's freshman class is not only the largest in the school's 120-year history, it ranks among its most scholarly. Officials at the Lisle school say 40...
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Area students semifinalists for Merit ScholarshipsSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - Tri-Cities-area high school students were among the semifinalists named in the 53rd annual National Merit Scholarship Program, it was announced this week. These seniors...
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Cuba Township property assessments bumped upSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - Residents in Cuba Township could be in for some sticker shock when they open up property tax reassessment notice mailed out this week. Cuba Township Assessor Rebecca Ton...
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Dog killer sentenced to probationSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - Most of the time, his sister says, John Meyer was a friend to animals -- bringing home strays as a kid, nursing a baby blue jay back to health and, as an adult dog owner...
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Kane looks at familiar planner for new campusSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - The firm that designed the Kane County Judicial Center, Kane County Juvenile Justice Center and a host of other government buildings has been tapped to devise a master p...
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We thought we were ahead of mosquitoes this summerSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - Like a winning baseball team, things can go from good to bad in a matter of two weeks at the end of summer. Take the high mosquito population, for example. East and Wes...
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Google offers $25 million for pictures from moon
Sep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Google Inc. is bankrolling a $30 million spaceflight contest for private companies to safely land a robotic rover on the moon and beam back a gigabyte of ...
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Accused village official has previous convictionSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - A Fox River Grove official accused of trying to spend town funds to link a co-worker up to village utilities previously pleaded guilty to illegally accessing a public ga...
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Immigration activists pitch 'be prepared' as new mottoSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - Two months after Waukegan leaders opted to train local officers in immigration enforcement, community leaders Thursday outlined plans for training of a different sort. T...
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Bush sticks to plan, but OK troop reductions
Sep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- President Bush, defending an unpopular war, ordered gradual reductions in U.S. forces in Iraq on Thursday night and said, "The more successful we are, the ...