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Privacy concerns arise over monitoring software

Privacy concerns arise over monitoring software

As students in school districts in the northern suburbs and elsewhere increasingly trade pencils and spiral-bound notebooks for laptops...

Icy roads cause headache for commuters

Icy roadways caused numerous problems for commuters in Lake County early today, with the sheriff’s department responding to more...

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    Boys hoops | Saturdays have been good to Lake Zurich

    Boys hoops | Saturdays have been good to Lake Zurich

    An inability to finish off one-possession games prevented Lake Zurich from getting off to a blazing start this winter.

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    Olympic skater gets hero's welcome in Highland Park

    Olympic skater gets hero's welcome in Highland Park

    One bronze medal richer, Olympic figure skater Jason Brown took a break from his world travels Tuesday afternoon to return to his old...

    When friends date jerks

    When friends date jerks 

    For two years, Landis Wiedner watched a girlfriend settle for what she thought was an "awful" relationship.

    Childhood obesity rate drops by nearly half

    Childhood obesity rate drops by nearly half

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - More than a third of U.S. adults and 17 percent of kids and teens are obese, rates that haven't changed much...

    James Serpe, 1916-2014

    James Serpe, 1916-2014 

    James Serpe was 90 and still teaching math at Loyola Academy in Wilmette when he was interviewed by Harry Porterfield for WLS-TV's...

    CPS: Expulsion rate higher at charter schools

    CPS: Expulsion rate higher at charter schools

    As it continues to modify strict disciplinary policies in an effort to keep students in the classroom, Chicago Public Schools on Tuesday...

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