Articles filed under Communities
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Puppet opera world mourns great artistAug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Paul Guerra ~ 1944-2007 Each week in a custom theater tucked away inside Rolling Meadows Park District's Park Central building, the magic of puppetry and opera combine t...
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Kopecky commits to W. VirginiaAug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Michelle Kopecky had been a lifelong swimmer when she came to Conant High School as a freshman. "But I was kind of getting burned out with it," she admits. "The 5 a.m. ...
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So much work for government to doAug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Government at all levels should not have to worry about budget deficits just because their primary purpose has evolved from providing for the common good to providing an...
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College of Lake County notesAug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - For information, call (847) 223-6601. Theater auditions: Actors from the community are invited to audition for two productions being mounted by the College of L...
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Fire guts home at Lilacia ParkAug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Lombard fire officials are looking for the cause of a weekend blaze that gutted a two-story house owned by the park district, part of the Lilacia Park campus. At 9:30 p....
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Before moaning about public school fees, look at home-schoolersAug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - My wife and I could buy a 42-inch plasma HDTV with the money we spend on fees required to send our three kids to public schools. There's the "instructional materials" fe...
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First day for the 50th timeAug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - When Liz Van Arsdell attended Highlands Elementary School in the early 1960s, young girls wore dresses to school and there were no videos or computers. "We had brown pap...
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Tell Cary that you oppose gravel pitAug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - I am an 11-year-plus resident of Cary, and I am opposed to having any gravel pit in Cary. A gravel pit is a potential health hazard, may have negative impact on home val...
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On deck: $26 million in city parkingAug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - The price of dining in downtown Naperville could be going up soon to help pay for $26 million worth of parking decks. The city council has long preferred to pay for the ...
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Woodland starts cracking down on residency requirementAug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - In a stepped-up effort to ensure taxpayers aren't supporting children who should be educated elsewhere, Woodland Elementary District launched its first proof-of-residenc...