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Preparing to soarAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - As a teenager, Rolando Torres of Elgin says he was so busy with homework that he simply didn't have time to become an Eagle Scout. He doesn't want his son, Alex, to face...
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Pilots would control air traffic
Aug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - PHILADELPHIA -- Federal officials showcased an experimental air traffic control system that would let pilots see other nearby planes and help prevent gridlock in the ski...
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Huntley village hall casts jinx on one (at least) local reporterAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Trouble seems to follow me wherever I go -- especially if I go to Huntley village hall. In an earlier column, I told you about when I walked through the double doors int...
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Antics by 1907 mayor draws headlinesAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - "The behavior of Elgin's mayor is awful." "I can't believe the city would buy something and never use it." "Some people in Elgin sure like to gamble." These are comment...
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The world's a stage for performerAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - You've seen them before, at Elgin's Fourth of July Parade, and several others. The black gorilla carrying a cage with the yelling man inside. Or the colorful clown who w...
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Rage hasn't mellowed with ageAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - With public support for the war in Iraq plummeting and the recent resignation of Karl Rove, you'd think this would be a feel-good time for Rage Against the Machine, that...
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School rivalry not exactly heatedAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - In the hours before two Glen Ellyn high schools had their first gridiron clash in two decades, the trash-talking between tailgating fans was more like arguing between si...
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Florida has primary woes
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Barrington Area Library notesAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Kids may call it the first day of school. But parents might well refer to it as Liberation Day, instead. No matter what you call it, area kids returned to school Wednesd...
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West Chicago needs to flex muscles again to finish cleanup jobAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Like many other residents of West Chicago, I'll bet Sandy Riess was relieved when a massive cleanup program was said to have scrubbed the city clean of radioactive thori...