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Gail Borden Library work will go onAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Gail Borden Public Library officials say they now are eyeing the end of the year to begin construction of a new branch on Elgin's west side. Officials say they had hoped...
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ACT scores climb, but not college readinessAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Six years after Illinois required that all high school juniors take a college entrance exam, state ACT scores plateaued at last year's record high and more students grad...
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No longer scary, Marilyn Manson falls on hard timesAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Reality check time: Marilyn Manson is as threatening to America's children as the Son of Svengoolie. Feel better? With entertainment of the "Hostel" and "Saw" variety be...
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Frustration grows at Utah mine site
Aug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - HUNTINGTON, Utah -- As frustration mounts over the slow pace of the digging to free six trapped miners, more questions arose Tuesday about whether risky mining methods m...
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Council supports pet ban at festivalAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Next week, Palatine's elected officials will consider banning pets at the annual Street Fest later this month. The dog issue was brought up at a meeting Monday night, af...
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6 Palestinians die in Gaza
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84 Lumber buildings on the way out of thereAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Demolition began Tuesday on a Round Lake Beach lumber yard that's been a blight on the village landscape for more than a decade. Village Administrator Dave Kilbane said ...
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Parents may lose home in kids' drug arrestAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - A Cary couple could lose their home to McHenry County authorities because of accusations their son and two friends used it to run a sophisticated drug ring. In court doc...
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Fox River Grove cyclist dies of injuriesAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - A 58-year-old Fox River Grove man was killed Monday when his motorcycle was struck from behind at the corner of routes 12 and 134 in Fox Lake. Fox Lake Police Lt. Joe G...
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School districts furious state won't issue approved grant moneyAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - The superintendents of two DuPage County school districts are fuming over why they won't be able to access long-promised school construction dollars this year. A spendin...