Schools Stories from March 17, 2015 (Change date)
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Collecting kids books:Mar 17, 2015 1:00 am - Stevenson High School's Interact Club is collecting children's books for Bernie's Book Bank, a nonprofit organization that puts entire libraries in the homes of poor chi...
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No questioning West Aurora's effortMar 17, 2015 1:00 am - It was not the scenario West Aurora coach Gordie Kerkman had in mind when the Class 4A boys basketball playoffs began. The fifth-winningest coach in state history certai...
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Endorsements: Zipp, Loffredo and Meyer in Gavin 37Mar 17, 2015 1:00 am - On the ballot, Gavin Elementary District 37 will look like it has a contested race for school board. But unfortunately one candidate is now out of the running for a trio...
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Jacobs rallies to tie JohnsburgMar 17, 2015 1:00 am - After posting a disappointing 3-13 record last season, Jacobs girls soccer coach Stephanie Schuck wanted to start the 2015 campaign on a positive note. Mission accomplis...
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Hinsdale Central offense off to great startMar 17, 2015 1:00 am - Hinsdale Central girls soccer coach Michael Smith wasn't expecting the Red Devils' offense to be as free flowing and tactically sound in the season opener against West C...
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Endorsement: Anderson, Hitzke, Specht for District 120 boardMar 17, 2015 1:00 am - Mundelein Consolidated High School District 120 has come a long way from the budget deficits it faced almost a decade ago. Solid fiscal management has the district back ...
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U-46 teachers union president 'surprised' by high layoff numbersMar 17, 2015 1:00 am - The mood was somber Tuesday as hundreds of Elgin Area School District U-46 teachers and employees were notified of their impending dismissal at the end of the school yea...
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Stevenson earns return engagement downstateMar 17, 2015 1:00 am - It's not a glamour stat. But it does get top billing in the Stevenson boys basketball locker room. One of the few statistics ever posted there is “charges taken.” Senior...
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Prospect powers up against St. ViatorMar 17, 2015 1:00 am - Monday' nonconference season-opening softball game between host St. Viator and Prospect was moved to Heritage Park in Wheeling, where home runs can be hard to come by wi...
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Endorsement in Kaneland: Kerry, Lopatin, Vorhees, WittMar 17, 2015 1:00 am - Eight people are vying for four spots on the quarrelsome Kaneland school board. Unit District 302 covers 149 square miles, nine townships and two counties. A big distri...