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U-46 students, staff, raise money to fight children’s cancerFeb 27, 2011 1:01 am - On Friday, March 11, about 20 students and teachers from Elgin Area U-46 will shave their heads to help conquer kids cancer. The event will begin at 2:30 p.m. at Kenyon ...
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District 304 ready to enroll all incoming kindergartnersFeb 26, 2011 10:00 pm - Geneva Unit District 304 is looking for all incoming kindergarten students. A districtwide kindergarten enrollment for the 2011-12 school year will be held Tuesday, Marc...
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11-year-old from Grayslake takes third in NFL contestFeb 25, 2011 1:00 am - Haley Leanna knows a lot about football. She can name most Chicago Bears players, and even list them just by their number. She has collected many players' autographs. An...
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Glen Crest students learn about helping othersFeb 25, 2011 1:00 am - Sixth-grader Kelly Sisson is busy drawing valentine art on covered tables at The Meadows Glen Ellyn where senior residents will have a party later that evening. “I like ...
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Bloomingdale pet shelter needs volunteersFeb 24, 2011 12:00 am - Jeanne Sill of Bloomingdale disappears twice a week to a place she worries few people know about. Each Monday and Wednesday, she slips into the back of the Petco store o...
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Councilman wants vision for downtown PalatineFeb 23, 2011 11:00 pm - It’s time to decide on a direction for Palatine’s downtown, one village official says. The village council this week tabled Hotshots Saloon’s request for later hours and...
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Businesses tout their wares at Wauconda chamber’s EXPOFeb 23, 2011 11:00 pm - The 8th annual Wauconda Area Chamber of Commerce Business and Community EXPO returns to Wauconda High School Saturday, Feb. 26, and Sunday, Feb. 27. The themed event, “W...
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Fabric lets visually impaired can ‘see’ famous paintingsFeb 23, 2011 12:00 am - A large majority of visually impaired people may never be able to fully appreciate many of history’s great works of art ... unless they meet Sally Barker. Barker, a reti...
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Wheaton teen finds passion in snowboardingFeb 23, 2011 12:00 am - Not all spectators knew what Trevor Speranske pulled off on his way down the ski hill is known as a “shifty,” but anyone watching was undoubtedly impressed by the snowbo...
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Answer mom's ultimatum with understandingFeb 23, 2011 12:00 am - Q. I'm a month late in scheduling a second post-surgical checkup for myself. My mother refuses to speak to me until I get the checkup and report the results to her. ...