Madhu Krishnamurthy
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Gilberts woman's warmth 'lights up' children's facesNov 27, 2014 12:01 am - Laura Factly loves seeing the faces of young children "light up" when she walks into the room. It's motivated her to volunteer for the past eight years at Lakewood Eleme...
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Students sought for planned private high school in BataviaNov 24, 2014 4:00 am - Former Illinois education superintendent Michael Bakalis says after experimenting with charter schools for years, he now is focusing on developing private schools with a...
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U-46 delays superintendent search until after April electionNov 24, 2014 12:01 am - Elgin Area School District U-46 will postpone its superintendent search until after the April elections when new school board members will be elected, and after the deve...
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U-46 monitors elementary students' heart rates in gym classNov 24, 2014 12:01 am - Elgin Area School District U-46 has started monitoring heart rates for grade schoolers in gym classes in its 40 elementary schools, officials said Monday. A $5,000 grant...
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Algonquin police chief up for U.S. marshal postNov 22, 2014 12:01 am - Algonquin Police Chief Russell Laine is one of three people U.S. Sens. Dick Durbin and Mark Kirk have recommended to President Barack Obama to become the next United Sta...
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Families get coats, food from Lake Zurich churchNov 22, 2014 12:00 am - More than 300 families received new winter coats for children, food supplies and health checkups Saturday at The Chapel in Lake Zurich during the church's annual mobile ...
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Hawthorn Woods boil order liftedNov 21, 2014 10:00 pm - A boil order issued for homes in Hawthorn Woods, Forest Lake, and Glennshire after a power outage shut down electrical service at a water well pump has been lifted, offi...
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Algonquin raises phone tax by 60 percentNov 21, 2014 12:01 am - Come July, Algonquin residents will see a spike in their telephone and Internet service bills. The village board this week approved a 60 percent increase to the telecomm...
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Huntley's Amtrak station should be ready November 2015Nov 20, 2014 12:01 am - Amtrak passenger rail service should be up and running from Huntley's downtown by November 2015, village officials said. The village board recently approved an agreement...
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Huntley board appoints trustee to fill vacancyNov 20, 2014 12:01 am - The Huntley village board recently approved the appointment of Chuck Huffman to fill a vacancy on the board. Former trustee Nick Hanson resigned earlier this fall to mov...