Schools Stories from August 8, 2013 (Change date)
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Lombard District 44 names new principalsAug 08, 2013 5:35 pm - Students returning to classes this fall will be greeted by new principals at three schools in Lombard Elementary District 44, officials said Thursday. A veteran of Dist...
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Log your minutes before the end of summer readingAug 08, 2013 5:25 pm - Community partnerships have fueled the incredible growth in summer reading through Elgin’s Gail Borden Public Library over the last two years and library leaders believe...
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NU’s Vitale big on winningAug 08, 2013 4:49 pm - As secret weapons go, Northwestern’s Dan Vitale owns a pretty good disguise. He plays the superback position, sort of a glorified description for tight end. At most majo...
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Gurnee police: Boy pinned by minivan recoveringAug 08, 2013 4:00 pm - Gurnee police said an 11-year-old boy is recovering at home after he was hit by a minivan and pinned under the vehicle at Woodland Middle School. Police Cmdr. Jay Patric...
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Schaumburg students meet pen pals in JapanAug 08, 2013 2:09 pm - A group of students and alumni of the Japanese-English dual language program at Schaumburg’s Dooley Elementary School exercised their communication and cultural skills a...
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Benet volleyball player commits to Penn StateAug 08, 2013 12:19 pm - Natalie Canulli has size and athletic ability unique to the libero position. Penn State noticed. Canulli, a 5-foot-8 junior who plays outside at Benet, this week committ...
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Meijer to hire more than 9,000 in Illinois, 4 other statesAug 08, 2013 9:00 am - GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Midwest retailer Meijer Inc. plans to hire more than 9,000 new employees in five states in the coming months. MLive.com reports the Grand Rapids-ba...
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Teen's suicide inspires Arlington Heights family to give backAug 08, 2013 5:30 am - After her 18-year-old daughter committed suicide in 2007, Arlington Heights mom Fran Baumgartner didn't know how she was going to carry on. But within 48 hours of the fu...
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Des Plaines teen perfects ACT, SAT, tries everything elseAug 08, 2013 5:15 am - Ben Brissette has a fairly extensive vocabulary; his perfect ACT and SAT scores are proof of that. But don't expect to find the term “downtime” in his lexicon. On a cros...
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