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17 hrs ago | Daily Chronicle

Public safety initiative encourages fire safety during holidays

Firefighters at several stations throughout the county don't want to change any light bulbs during the next five weeks.

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Mon Nov 23, 2009

Daily Chronicle

Humes dies Friday morning

Somonauk assistant baseball coach Tim Humes' battle with liver cancer ended on Friday morning.

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Sat Nov 21, 2009

The Times

Insect Instruction

First-graders at James R. Wood Elementary School in Somonauk just wrapped up a unit on insects.

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Thu Nov 19, 2009

The Times

IVCC students debate death penalty

As part of their American National Government studies, six Illinois Valley Community College students presented a Constitution Day "Death Penalty Debate" Wednesday in which they argued the pros and cons of the ultimate punishment controversy.

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Tue Nov 17, 2009

The Times

Democratic sheriff candidate: More patrols, better technology

More La Salle County patrol cars out on the street, better technology for officers and perhaps charging some jail prisoners for their stay are part of the campaign platform for Rodney Hampton, the Somonauk police officer who is the Democratic candidate for La Salle County sheriff.

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Sun Nov 15, 2009

Chicago Sun-Times

Timeline of Dugan case

Feb. 25, 1983: Jeanine Nicarico 10, is kidnapped from her Naperville home. She was raped and beaten and found dead two days later near the Illinois Prairie Path.

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Fri Nov 13, 2009

The Times

Somonauk students receive lesson in handwashing

Valley West Community Hospital recently visited the students at James R. Wood Elementary School in Somonauk to educate them on the importance of proper hand washing.

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Wed Nov 11, 2009

Chicago Sun-Times

Brian Dugan sentenced to death for '83 murder of Nicarico girl

Brian Dugan was sentenced to death today for the 1983 murder of 10-year-old Jeanine Nicarico.

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Mon Nov 09, 2009

Daily Chronicle

Neighbors gave with donations

My heartfelt “thank you” to all in Somonauk Meadows, Woodgate and the outlying areas for your generous donations for the Sycamore Food Pantry on Oct.

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Sat Nov 07, 2009

The Times

Now You Know: Preschools help students, communities

Topic: The need for high schools hosting student-taught preschools. What happened? Streator soon will join two other local high schools in hosting a student-taught preschool.

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Tue Nov 03, 2009

The Times

High schools fall short on state tests

Most local high schools fell short of standardized test scores under the state's interpretation of the federal No Child Left Behind legislation - some fell far short.

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Sun Nov 01, 2009

Bureau County Republican

Lady Lions leave it all on the court

The LaMoille/Ohio Lady Lion co-op's 2009 campaign came to a close Thursday night in Somonauk as they fell 25-23, 25-21 to Indian Creek in 1A volleyball regional action.

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Fri Oct 30, 2009

The Times

Somonauk PE teachers complete certification courses

Somonauk High School physical education teachers Curt Alsvig and Sara Gunderson completed two fitness certification courses through Aerobics and Fitness Association of America.

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Suburban Chicago News

State scores rise, but local schools spotty

Although state test scores edged up slightly this year, local high schools were a little more touch-and-go. The Illinois State Board of Education made the yearly report cards public today, showing which schools were faltering and which were making progress on the students' test scores.

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Wed Oct 28, 2009

Daily Chronicle

Hotel, school offer students hands-on learning

Anthony Bernico, 17, of Sandwich High School, washes dishes within the kitchen at the Best Western Timber Creek Inn & Suites in Sandwich on Tuesday October 20, 2009.

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Mon Oct 26, 2009

Daily Herald

Dugan ex says he creeped her out

As they sat on her porch, Denise Poquette Benson recalls, her boyfriend was reading a newspaper article about the 1983 murder of 10-year-old Jeanine Nicarico of Naperville.

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Sat Oct 24, 2009

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Archive: Melissa Ackerman found slain

Originally published June 18, 1985. The body of a young girl, whom the FBI tentatively has identified as that of 7-year-old Melissa Ackerman of Somonauk, was found Monday night in a rural area near Route 34, about five miles east of Mendota.

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Thu Oct 22, 2009

Chicago Sun-Times

the Dugan Murders The girl who escaped

The last time Opal Horton saw Melissa Ackerman, her best friend was pounding frantically on a window of the rusty blue car from which Horton herself had just escaped.

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Wed Oct 21, 2009

Beacon News

Archive: Police hunt for kidnapped Somonauk girl

Police from several jurisdictions worked with civilian volunteers this morning to conduct a ground and air search in the Somonauk area for a kidnapped, 7-year-old Somonauk girl.

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Mon Oct 19, 2009

Suburban Chicago News

Dugan's prison behavior revealed

In the prosecution's eyes, Brian Dugan has had enough chances. In fact, those chances probably should have run out in the late 1970s before he ever got the chance to kill.

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