Larissa Chinwah
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Elgin's Fiesta Salsa gets taste buds dancingSep 04, 2011 12:00 am - Whether you like your salsa spicy, sweet or mild, local chefs and food fans say the best sauces are made from the freshest produce and a few secret ingredients. Those se...
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Overcooked food triggers Lake in the Hills apartment fireSep 03, 2011 12:00 am - Overcooked food on a stove triggered a fire early Saturday morning at a Lake in the Hills apartment complex. Firefighters from Algonquin-Lake in the Hills responded abou...
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District 300 students protest SearsSep 03, 2011 12:00 am - It’s not just leaders in Carpentersville-based Community Unit District 300 that are dissatisfied with Hoffman Estates-based Sears Holdings Co. A group of high school stu...
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U-46 seeks parent volunteers for slew of committeesSep 02, 2011 12:00 am - When Maura Contreras looked around PTO meetings at Horizon Elementary School in Hanover Park, the mother of three students in Elgin Area School District U-46 didn’t see ...
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Cary teachers, union reach tentative dealSep 01, 2011 12:00 am - Representatives of the Cary Elementary District 26 school board and the teachers union will meet again next Wednesday to iron out details of a new contract after reachin...
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Art students to learn about alpacasSep 01, 2011 12:00 am - Select students from Community Unit District 300's three high schools will have the opportunity to participate in a unique art project this month. Funded through the Dis...
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Huntley 158 to consider NIU partnershipAug 31, 2011 12:00 am - Huntley Area District 158 is discussing strengthening its ties with Northern Illinois University through a formal partnership agreement. For the past six months, the dis...
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Workbooks late to arrive in Cary schoolsAug 31, 2011 12:00 am - It’s the second week of school in Cary Elementary District 26 and some materials have not arrived in a number of classrooms at the elementary level. Parents, like Brett ...
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Cary school board, union to meet againAug 30, 2011 12:00 am - The Cary teachers union and board of education have agreed to meet for another mediation session in a prolonged attempt to reach an agreement on a new contract for teach...
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Cary parents unite against Dist. 26 leadersAug 29, 2011 12:00 am - Parents in Cary want to build a better brand for a town that is divided over the state of education in Cary Elementary District 26. About 30 parents, members of the grou...