Algonquin Schools
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The SoapboxJul 08, 2011 12:00 am - Finally, a single card: We’re certainly on board with Pace, Metra and the CTA in their decision to finally go to a universal fair system — but by 2015? Seems a long time...
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U-46 students explore inner turmoil in operaJul 08, 2011 12:00 am - Mozart wrote his first complete opera, “La finta semplice,” when he was 12. A group of talented students from Elgin Area School District U-46 are giving Mozart a run for...
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D300 saves money with four-day work weekJul 08, 2011 12:00 am - If you have business to conduct with Community Unit District 300, don’t leave it until the end of the week because district offices are closed Fridays throughout the sum...
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Don’t extend tax deal to SearsJul 08, 2011 12:00 am - Today, I read in the Daily Herald that the state is in discussions with Sears attempting to keep them at their Hoffman Estates campus. I have lived in the same house in ...
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ECC works to close achievement gapJul 07, 2011 12:00 am - I reported this week on a recent survey by “Community College Week.” In the survey, Elgin Community College was ranked third in the state in awarding one-year certificat...
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Kaneland welcomes former stars in Fine Arts theatre productionJul 07, 2011 12:00 am - Rehearsals for the second annual Kaneland Community Fine Arts Festival summer theater production may have caused director Diane McFarlin some deja vu. Not only is she pu...
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Cary teachers respond to impasse decisionJul 07, 2011 12:00 am - The Cary Education Association has responded to the school board’s declaration that both sides have reached an impasse in negotiating a new contract. A news release sen...
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Enough is enough with Dist. 304 taxesJul 06, 2011 1:00 am - By now, everyone has received and probably paid their first property tax bill installment. You noticed that taxes have gone up while your property values have decreased....
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Dist. 26 board and union at contract impasseJul 06, 2011 12:00 am - The Cary Elementary District 26 school board announced Wednesday that contract negotiations with the teachers union had reached an impasse. The two sides have spent the ...
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More Dist. 300 schools meet healthy challengeJul 06, 2011 12:00 am - Following the lead of one school, all 16 elementary schools in Community Unit District 300 now have earned a gold medal for promoting healthy eating and exercise habits ...