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Price of lunch in Batavia schools just went upAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Batavia students will have healthier choices for school lunches this year, but it will come at a higher price. The Batavia School Board approved a 20-cent increase in th...
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Why Mt. Prospect may raise home-rule taxAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Mount Prospect village board members will consider a quarter-percent increase in the home-rule sales tax to boost its fund for mid-level capital improvements. At Tuesday...
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Schaumburg mourns firefighter killed in motorcycle crashAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Both the loved ones and professional family of David Grandt, a 30-year veteran of the Schaumburg Fire Department, are mourning his loss in a motorcycle crash that also s...
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It's unclear why the mites are hereAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - The cause of the region's mite bite outbreak has experts scratching their heads. And their arms. And their necks. And their torsos. Entomologists and health officials...
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New Minneapolis bridge design picked
Aug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - MINNEAPOLIS -- The preliminary design for a new interstate bridge doesn't include any room for a memorial to the victims of the collapsed span or other key features, wor...
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Police creating checkpoints to watch for drunken driversAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Police across the state will set up a dragnet of roadside checkpoints to nab drunken drivers over the next two weeks, authorities said Tuesday. The $1.7 million operatio...
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Pakistan marks 60 years of freedom
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Transforming wood in to works of artAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Steve Johnsen Born: Elmwood Park Resides: St. Charles since 1978 Family: Wife Allison; three stepchildren: Brendan (20), Ariel (16) and Skyle...
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McHenry Dist. 15 coffers grow with aid of 4-year loanAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Think of it as a payday loan -- but at a ridiculously good 4 percent interest rate. That's how the McHenry Elementary School District 15 board explained the more than $1...
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A ticket tax to help Grand Theater?Aug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - The renovation of the Wheaton Grand Theater has been taxing work for all involved, and may prove to be taxing on entertainment in the city in general. Theater officials ...