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Shuttle buses to help with Septemberfest parkingAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - With the 2007 Septemberfest festival only a week away, regular attendees should be aware that construction at Conant and Schaumburg high schools has limited the usual am...
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Briefs: Anti-bullying laws signedAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Looking to stamp out school yard bullying, state lawmakers Thursday approved two get-tough measures that require every district to draft a no-bullying policy and outfit ...
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Dorothy Starr ~ 1923-2007Aug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Back in the 1950s and 1960s, a family-owned children's amusement park in the Dundee area drew families from throughout the Northwest suburbs. George and Dorothy Starr ra...
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Briefs: Driver hospitalized after crashAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - A Lake in the Hills man was hospitalized in stable condition Thursday, recovering from injuries suffered in a two-vehicle crash Wednesday near Island Lake. Dennis Lee Wi...
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Education foundation bringing circus to townAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Elk Grove Township District 59 Education Foundation is bringing the Kelly Miller Circus to town next month. On Sept. 14 and 15, at 999 Leicester Road in Elk Grove Villag...
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Astronomers find a hole lot of nothing
Aug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Astronomers have stumbled upon a tremendous hole in the universe. That's got them scratching their heads about what's just not there. The cosmic blank spot...
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Police BeatAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Elgin •Police say an undercover drug agent purchased a gram of cocaine from a man for $60 on Aug. 7. When the agent purchased 29 grams of cocaine for $800 at 8:15 p.m. W...
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Navigating ins, outs of flood insuranceAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Standing in front of a waterline in your basement, flood damage may seem like an insurmountable problem. But Federal Emergency Management Agency officials say those who ...
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Is transit system running on empty?Aug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Two transit officials - one the former state treasurer - are challenging the purported size of Metra's budget shortfall as the agency pushes for a quarter-cent sales tax...
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Senate plans hearing on Utah mine collapse