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Week in Review: Buona Beef, 90/10 Grading and Emergency Airplane Landing

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In case you missed them, here were some of the top headlines from the last few days:

  • Will County Executive Larry Walsh said in his State of the County speech Thursday that to Will County that proves Will County is a "great place to live, work and raise a family."
  • looked back on the 10 years since the 9/11 attacks, and urged us to remember.
  • Minnesota wildfires more than 400 miles away from Bolingbrook's borders caused the .
  • Bolingbrook Patch announced it would be featuring the Raiders' 2011 varsity football schedule to be handed out at home games.
  • Valley View school board .
  • We then had a . Under the 90/10 policy, emphasis is placed on the end result—test scores and mastery of content—and shifted off what James Mitchem calls “compliance” activities like homework and class participation.
  • Buona Beef, , opened.
  • An ultra light airplane that took off from Clow International Airport had to make an
  • its fall festival location.
  • Despite cutting more than $20 million in spending over two years, Valley View School District has worked to keep . 
  • Priest Bonsu and the Bolingbrook High School boys soccer team claimed its seventh win of the season Thursday.
  • Two men, including one from Bolingbrook, were charged with retail theft after pieces from the 75th Street Home Depot in Darien.
  • Three Bolingbrook runners , which aimed at creating a sense of responsibility about the significance of environmentally smart decisions.
  • Valley View administrators , saying the program will help teachers make better-informed decisions on interventions and instruction.

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