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Archive for November, 2007

Come to Elgin if you want to go to Harvard

Friday, November 16th, 2007
Filed under: Uncategorized

That was the gist of an ad that ran in the Herald over the weekend. It was part of the city’s advertising campaign showing what kind of wonderful opportunities exist in Elgin. I saw no mention of Elgin High School in this ad, but it did mention Elgin Academy and the city’s other […]

Hastert will resign before year-end

Friday, November 16th, 2007
Filed under: politics

Former speaker and 14th District representative Dennis Hastert delivered his farewell address to Congress Thursday. His spokesperson said he will resign before the end of the year. Presumably she means that he will actually leave office, and not just announce his resignation. I had thought that he would leave office after February […]

Will Kane’s 20th District go Green?

Tuesday, November 13th, 2007
Filed under: politics

Channing Square activist Julie Schmitt has announced her candidacy as a Green Party candidate for the 20th District Kane County Board seat. I can’t remember any other Green Party candidate running for anything around here, so this will be interesting.
Three other candidates are vying to unseat incumbent Jesus de la Isla, who […]

Channing Square photos

Sunday, November 11th, 2007
Filed under: Uncategorized

From the indefatigable Julie Schmitt, come these recent pictures of the Channing Square site: