Jameel Naqvi
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Elementary teacher brings the Arctic to ElginJun 06, 2011 12:00 am - Answering the question “Where did you grow up?” can be complicated for Ani Smith. The answer is a list rather than a single place: Urbana, India, Indonesia, Arizona. Smi...
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2,500 U-46 seniors graduate at Sears CentreJun 04, 2011 12:00 am - Amid the hundreds of talented students in Elgin High School's Class of 2011, one cheerful girl stood out. Natalie Chastain, an Elgin girl who needs a specialized wheelch...
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Westminster marks 15th commencementJun 04, 2011 12:00 am - Westminster Christian High School seniors returned to school as students one last time Friday. The Elgin school celebrated its 15th commencement as 51 seniors accepted t...
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Haug celebrates first commencement at Burlington CentralJun 04, 2011 12:00 am - For many people, a lecture on chemical bonds or Kepler's laws of planetary motion has much the same effect as a lullaby. Not for Paul Jerger. For the Burlington Central ...
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Elgin Academy seniors amass $3 million in scholarshipsJun 04, 2011 12:00 am - In seven years, Neha Khemani will be a doctor. The Lake in the Hills girl graduated Saturday from Elgin Academy and plans to enter a seven-year medical program at Boston...
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Hospitals: No need for new hospital in McHenry Co.Jun 02, 2011 12:00 am - Hospital wars make strange bedfellows. On Thursday, Centegra and Mercy health systems, at odds over competing hospital expansion plans, were both on the defensive as oth...
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Bike path slated for Sleepy HollowMay 30, 2011 11:00 pm - A recent conference in Elgin highlighted the strong connection between our physical environment and our health. Just next door, in Sleepy Hollow, village leaders have ta...
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Elgin carpenter tests mettle on national TVMay 26, 2011 12:00 am - For the last 20 years, Mike Howell has honed his craft. Now, he will have the chance to prove his talents in front of a national television audience. Howell, owner of El...
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Elgin gifted school builds reading corner in student's memoryMay 20, 2011 12:00 am - What started out as a class project became an abiding passion. As part of the sixth-grade curriculum at the Da Vinci Academy in Elgin, Aurora McQueen was tasked with com...
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S. Elgin student’s path mirrors her father’sMay 20, 2011 12:00 am - More than 30 years ago, Irshad Siddique enrolled at Elgin Community College. Two years later, he emerged with an associate degree in science. Siddique then enrolled in t...