Articles filed under Communities
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Habitat for Humanity's 11 homes gets panel's OKAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - DuPage Habitat for Humanity's largest project ever -- an 11-home subdivision -- could be less than a week away from becoming a reality. The West Chicago Development Comm...
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Village forbids BB guns in publicAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Bye-bye, BB guns. Air rifles and BB guns have been banned for public use in Villa Park due to concerns that they too closely resemble real guns. To illustrate what Villa...
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Latest plans for Ogden Avenue push access, enhancementAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Access and beautification are the key points to the most recent draft of the Ogden Avenue enhancement plans in Naperville. Planners are pushing for greater pedestrian ac...
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ECC student services available SaturdaysAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Most student services at Elgin Community College will be open Saturday for the convenience of students unable to come to the main campus at other times. Registration, a...
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Gail Borden Library work will go onAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Gail Borden Public Library officials say they now are eyeing the end of the year to begin construction of a new branch on Elgin's west side. Officials say they had hoped...
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ACT scores climb, but not college readinessAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Six years after Illinois required that all high school juniors take a college entrance exam, state ACT scores plateaued at last year's record high and more students grad...
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Council supports pet ban at festivalAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Next week, Palatine's elected officials will consider banning pets at the annual Street Fest later this month. The dog issue was brought up at a meeting Monday night, af...
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84 Lumber buildings on the way out of thereAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Demolition began Tuesday on a Round Lake Beach lumber yard that's been a blight on the village landscape for more than a decade. Village Administrator Dave Kilbane said ...
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Parents may lose home in kids' drug arrestAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - A Cary couple could lose their home to McHenry County authorities because of accusations their son and two friends used it to run a sophisticated drug ring. In court doc...
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It's Stanford for Warren's BootheAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Stanford's picturesque university boasts about 43,000 trees. It's about to get another. Sarah Boothe, Warren's 6-foot-5 incoming senior pivot, made a verbal commitment l...