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Class sizes dominate U-46 contract sessionAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - A 13-hour negotiating session between Elgin Area School District U-46 officials and teachers on Saturday focused almost exclusively on the issue of class size, according...
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Here's to you, Chief HeaveyAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - There are public officials who are sometimes hard to reach. Then, there are those who go out of their way to inform the public. Fire Chief John Heavey has been that kind...
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Police say gunman in Chicago bank may have hostages
Aug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - An armed gunman barricaded himself inside a bank on the city's North Side Thursday morning, and police were trying to determine if he was holding hostages. The robbery o...
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Aurora clinic fears threats on staffAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Abortion opponents say they may picket the homes of Planned Parenthood employees, a move leaders of the clinic say would take the personal attacks to a new level. The ce...
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Driver sentenced to eight years for crash that killed woman, unborn childAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - A McHenry County man was sentenced to eight years in prison this morning after admitting that he drank before his pickup truck slammed into an oncoming car April 4, kill...
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Naperville Central teacher in running for Illinois Teacher of the YearAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Naperville Central teacher Patricia Adamatis has been named one of eight finalists for the Illinois Teacher of the Year Award. In her more than 20 years at the school, s...
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Lisle eases solicitors' policyAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Solicitors in Lisle no longer need to identify their organizations on the badge provided by the village. Trustees recently approved a tweak to the policy that still req...
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Northbrook health club holding health screeningsAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - As part of its commitment to promoting community health, Five Seasons Sports Club, 1300 Techny Road, Northbrook, is hosting two "Know Your Health Numbers" screenings ove...
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Stevenson teacher a finalist for state awardAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Laura Brandt Stoppek's teaching techniques aren't exactly brain surgery. But Stevenson High School Advance Placement psychology students know she has a unique way of con...
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Best & BrightestAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - •Meghan Brattin, of Bartlett, a 2004 graduate of St. Edward Central Catholic High School, a junior majoring in advertising at the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urb...