Schools Stories from August 18, 2017 (Change date)
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Batavia looking to return to top of UEC RiverAug 18, 2017 1:00 am - Third place doesn't sit very well with a football program accustomed to first. Batavia's run of five consecutive Upstate Eight Conference River Division football titles ...
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Vernon Hills isn't satisfied yetAug 18, 2017 1:00 am - Going to the state championship game tends to re-calibrate your program, and set future bars pretty high. "We are certainly very motivated coming back," Vernon Hills coa...
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Talented Hoffman Estates group takes lead roleAug 18, 2017 1:00 am - For years, the Hoffman Estates football program just couldn't seem to get out of its own way. But the Hawks are definitely in other people's way this season. With 18 st...
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Boil-water order lifted in LincolnshireAug 18, 2017 1:00 am - Lincolnshire lifted its boil-water order Friday evening after test results gave the water supply a clean bill of health. The order was issued Thursday after a water main...
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Mason believes Elgin can be a playoff teamAug 18, 2017 1:00 am - Its 18-game losing streak in the rearview mirror, Elgin begins the climb back to football respectability. Breaking into the win column last season by upsetting rival La...
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Marton will lead Streamwood into battleAug 18, 2017 1:00 am - The Streamwood offense had several position vacancies heading into fall practice but quarterback wasn't one of them. For the third straight season that spot belongs to B...
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Burlington Central hopes to build on strong 2016 finishAug 18, 2017 1:00 am - There's guaranteed to be at least one thing new about this year's Burlington Central football teams. The Rockets have gone to white helmets, a switch from their traditio...
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Hampshire's quest is to improve in FVCAug 18, 2017 1:00 am - Hampshire made the playoffs in 2015, but the Whip-Purs ran into trouble last season. When the Fox Valley Conference contracted by four teams and did away with the two-di...
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District 62 hires familiar faces for principal, English learner positionsAug 18, 2017 1:00 am - Des Plaines Elementary District 62 hired familiar faces to fill positions of principal at South Elementary School and English Language Learner coordinator. The school bo...
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Mertens, Lake Zurich finding their comfort zoneAug 18, 2017 1:00 am - Tensions were high when Luke Mertens took over the football program at Lake Zurich last spring. And understandably so. The former Lakes coach was walking into an impossi...