Nine local districts get an A+:

Nine Northwest suburban school districts are among the 58 in Illinois honored with the School Search 2009 Bright A+ award for academic excellence. School Search bases its study on the 2008 Illinois School report cards.

High school winners are: Maine Township District 207; Northwest Suburban District 214; Palatine-Schaumburg District 211 and Stevenson District 125. Winning elementary districts are: Arlington Heights District 25; Kildeer-Countryside District 96 and Lincolnshire-Prairie View District 103.

Unit districts honored are Barrington District 220 and Lake Zurich District 95.