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Schools taking close look at summer court rulingsSep 03, 2007 11:00 pm - School has resumed across the suburbs following a landmark summer. The Supreme Court authored back-to-back decisions that curbed student speech, limited the use of race ...
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Symphony holding contest for high school musiciansSep 03, 2007 11:00 pm - The North Suburban Symphony invites young musicians to apply for the 2007 James Glacking Young Musicians Competition. The contest is open to vocalists and instrumentali...
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Three hurt after Busse Woods picnic turns violentSep 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Three men were injured Sunday night after a fight broke out in Busse Woods Forest Preserve in Elk Grove Village. Around 7:45 p.m., two groups of picnickers were at Ned B...
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Beacons of inspirationSep 03, 2007 11:00 pm - They are beautiful and they are historic. While most of them are hundreds of miles away, Jim Brooksher travels so he can paint them, his favorite subject -- lighthouses....
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Girl drowns at backyard pool partySep 03, 2007 11:00 pm - A final summer fling turned tragic Sunday afternoon after an 11-year-old Chicago girl drowned in the backyard swimming pool of a home in McHenry. Tyrianna Jordan, 11, o...
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Police beatSep 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Gurnee • Vandals smashed the rear window around 1 a.m. Aug. 17 on a 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee at Six Flags Great America, 1 Six Flags Parkway, police said. Damage was est...
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Work on high schools plannedSep 03, 2007 11:00 pm - The athletic facilities at Libertyville and Vernon Hills high schools could benefit significantly from a proposed five-year improvement plan. At Libertyville High, bleac...
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Brandt's to close?Sep 03, 2007 11:00 pm - A landmark suburban restaurant could be torn down under a plan to redevelop a busy corner in Palatine. Brandt's Little Cafe, known for some of the best burgers around, w...
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Officials urge caution on trailsSep 03, 2007 11:00 pm - The Kane County Forest Preserve District is warning people to use caution when on the Fox River Trail. Recent flooding has temporarily impacted trail conditions along th...
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North Korea off terror list?Sep 03, 2007 11:00 pm - SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea said Monday the United States has decided to remove the Communist nation from a list of terrorism-sponsoring states and lift sanctions,...