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Vernon Hills High School installs surveillance camerasJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Surveillance cameras will be installed outside bathrooms at Vernon Hills High School this summer, following bomb threats there and at its sister school, authorities said...
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St. Charles school board earns low marksJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Wanted: Volunteer to help fix dysfunctional bunch. No pay. No benefits. Desire to educate children a must. A classified ad for the St. Charles school board might read so...
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Judge dismisses Ye Olde Town Inn suitJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Two days after Mount Prospect trustees voted to acquire the Ye Olde Town Inn property -- by condemnation if necessary, a judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by the property'...
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Prairie Crossing board members fail to remove treasurerJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Four Prairie Crossing Charter School board members failed in an effort to remove one of their colleagues as treasurer. Board member and treasurer Laura Elizabeth Fay was...
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Defense secretary seeks to calm feud between Hillary Clinton and PentagonJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates wrote to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton that a top Pentagon official did not intend to impugn her patriotism by suggesting t...
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Moran Water Park pool closedJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - The six-lane lap pool at Moran Water Park has been closed by the Lombard Park District due to safety concerns over deteriorating conditions. "About 75 percent of our fac...
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Valley Hi director resignsJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - The top official at the McHenry County-run Valley Hi nursing home resigned abruptly this week in the wake of a scathing report describing the facility as "managerially d...
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Sharpton raps GOP hopefuls
Jul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - ST. LOUIS -- Civil rights leader Al Sharpton said Thursday black voters should punish Republicans who fail to show for presidential candidates' forums hosted by the Nati...
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Chicago plans soccer bash with international playersJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - The city of Chicago decided to invite some significant international soccer clubs to a party this summer, and you're invited to the bash. The first Chicago Trophy, a fou...
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Carpentersville man faces prison for trafficking in child pornographyJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - A Carpentersville man faces anywhere from five to 27 years in prison for trafficking in child pornography. Peter Thomas, 32, of the 3300 block of Blue Ridge, pleaded gui...