Articles filed under Communities
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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...
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Fox River Grove cyclist dies of injuriesAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - A 58-year-old Fox River Grove man was killed Monday when his motorcycle was struck from behind at the corner of routes 12 and 134 in Fox Lake. Fox Lake Police Lt. Joe G...
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School districts furious state won't issue approved grant moneyAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - The superintendents of two DuPage County school districts are fuming over why they won't be able to access long-promised school construction dollars this year. A spendin...
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School board to try out committeesAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Breaking up may be hard to do, but the St. Charles school board's going to give it a shot. Members agreed this week to split into four committees that will individually...
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Kane board members talk re-electionAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Five more Kane County Board members -- four Republicans and a Democrat -- will seek re-election, they announced Tuesday. Republicans John Hoscheit of St. Charles, Mike ...
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Red definitely means stop at Huntley, Randall intersectionAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Whoa! No right turn on red at Randall Road for you westbound Huntley Road drivers. Stop that! Carpentersville police Cmdr. Michael Kilbourne asked me to let you know of ...