Schools Stories from March 19, 2013 (Change date)
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Suburban spirit teams win at Illinois Drill Team Association state championshipsMar 19, 2013 1:34 pm - Several suburban schools brought back trophies from the annual Illinois Drill Team Association competition held Saturday in Champaign. Here are where our local schools f...
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Forum tonight for Arlington Hts. District 25 candidatesMar 19, 2013 11:48 am - The five candidates for the four open seats on the Arlington Heights Elementary District 25 school board will participate in an open forum tonight, Tuesday, sponsored by...
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Trio of retailers to settle FTC “faux” fur chargesMar 19, 2013 11:11 am - WASHINGTON — The FTC said Tuesday that Neiman Marcus and two other retailers have agreed to settle charges that they claimed certain products were made of “faux” fur whe...
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District 211 board hopefuls differ on six-figure pensionsMar 19, 2013 8:30 am - A recent report by Daily Herald Tax Watchdog Columnist Jake Griffin that 42 percent of Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 retirees — the most in the suburbs — ...
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Green blossoms quickly in Stevenson’s whirlwind finaleMar 19, 2013 8:22 am - Consider Cameron Green a ripe varsity basketball player after a whirlwind final month of the season for the Stevenson sophomore that saw him go from suiting up for his f...
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Endorsements: Spurling, Vyzral, McNally, Pierog for St. Charles Dist. 303 boardMar 19, 2013 5:00 am - Among the candidates for four seats on the St. Charles Unit District 303 school board are four incumbents and four challengers. The field includes a retired paralegal an...
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Former Antioch Rescue Squad chief: I took the fallMar 19, 2013 5:00 am - The retired Antioch Rescue Squad chief said he was the “sacrificial lamb” when punishment was handed out in the wake of misconduct allegations involving the squad last y...
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Endorsements: In District 11, we endorse Durante, Mallory, Strzewski; find Ott and Schwede qualified tooMar 19, 2013 5:00 am - That Medinah Elementary District 11 has its set of challenges ahead there is no doubt. A small district with a small tax base, the school board has grown adept at juggli...
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Endorsements: Pearson. Scheck, Stibal, Vishanoff for West Chicago Dist. 33 schoolsMar 19, 2013 5:00 am - Like many elementary school districts, West Chicago District 33 continues to face financial hardships imposed by the state’s budget crunch, forcing officials to make som...
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Endorsements: Tepper, Klass, Gauthier, Strezewski for Kildeer-Countryside District 96 boardMar 19, 2013 5:00 am - When a school district has 96 percent of its students meeting or exceeding state standards, it’s hard to find much wrong with the elected officials who are helping to ma...