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Illinois school bans erotic dance style called 'grinding'
GENEVA, Ill. (AP) — A suggestive style of dancing called "grinding" has been banned from dances at a high school in the Chicago suburb of Geneva. Grinding involves dance partners rubbing against each other in an explicit way. The Kane County...Tags: Illinois, Dance, Entertainment
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Former police lieutenant announces bid for Kane County sheriff job
Former police Lt. Don Kramer is aiming to follow in his father's footsteps as Kane County Sheriff next year. Kramer, 55, of Geneva, recently announced his candidacy for sheriff in the 2014 election. He's the first to come forward, and will run as a...
Tags: Politics, Elections, Substance Abuse, Primaries
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Geneva mulls establishing downtown 'business district'
Consultants hired to investigate whether Geneva's downtown qualifies for establishment of a "business district" that would collect additional sales tax to fund downtown projects are scheduled to finish the job this summer. Nancy Hill of Ehlers and...
Tags: Lisle, Sales, Economic Policy, Business, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Applebee's to close 8 Chicago-area restaurants
Tribune reporterAt least eight of Applebee’s 33 restaurants in the Chicago area are expected to close as its local franchisee seeks to reorganize its operations in Chapter 11 bankruptcy, a spokesman said late yesterday. The casual-dining chain has 2,000 U.S....Tags: Dundee, Financially Distressed Companies, Layoffs and Downsizing, Palatine, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Geneva student wins culinary contest
The clock was ticking, and Olivia Block had yet to plate the last course. During the three-hour test, judges had hovered over her shoulder, a fellow competitor was inches away on the other side of the table, and the nearby audience watched every move as...
Tags: Ball State University, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, High Schools
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Development Profile: Serosun Farms
An innovative community on working farm Serosun Farms by John DeWald & Associates has a development in Hampshire, Ill., in north central Kane County, just west of the Fox River Valley area that includes St. Charles, Geneva and Elgin. We asked them about...
Tags: Energy Saving, Agriculture, Elgin, Equestrian, Environmental Issues
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USC journalism school loses new leader after just two days
The search for a new director of USC’s journalism school has taken a confusing turn after a Northwestern University professor accepted the job but then suddenly withdrew two days later. Douglas Foster’s reversal and decision not to head up...
Tags: Journalism, Northwestern University, Entertainment Events, Pulitzer Prize Awards
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Charles 'Chic' Williams, 1945-2013
Charles "Chic" Williams, the man Geneva parents knew to call day or night for problems with their teens, died last week at his Rockford home. Mr. Williams, 67, began his career at Geneva High School in 1969 as an English teacher, eventually becoming...
Tags: Substance Abuse
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Educator of year candidates sought, and more
News briefs from the Tri-Cities. Geneva District 304 renames building to honor Coultrap The Geneva Community Unit School District 304 Board of Education has voted to change the name of the central office on Fourth Street to the Coultrap...Tags: Aurora, Preventative Medicine, Environmental Issues, Water, Gardens and Parks
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BEST BETS FOR THE WEEK
St. Charles to host Arbor Day celebration April 26 The City of St. Charles Tree Commission invites the public to a celebration of Arbor Day at 4 p.m. Friday, April 26 in Lincoln Park on Main Street, west of Route 31. The annual event features music,...Tags: Circuses, Restaurants, Morton Arboretum, Rodeo, Entertainment Events
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Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Warrenville, Winfield police blotter: April 23
The following are taken from police reports: Wheaton •Residents are asked to be on alert after a driver approached a boy and offered him candy on April 16 around 3:30 p.m. near Danada Drive and Naperville Road. The older Oldsmobile was occupied...
Tags: Winfield, Glen Ellyn, Wheaton, Beecher, Plano
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Slippery slopes go both ways
Pro-Gun America fears that gun registration will certainly lead to confiscation by an Obama government determined to disarm and, thereby, control his "subjects." Obviously a "slippery slope" like that would be something to fear. Slippery slopes,...Tags: Politics, Lobbying
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