Burlington Schools
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Fast times at Jacobs HighJun 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Kids just can't catch a break anymore. When I was on the phone with a source this week, I told him how kids at my high school once turned the cafeteria into a goldfish p...
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Annual St. Charles 5k adds elementary school division to raceJun 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Local elementary school students will be given the opportunity to represent their school in the 31st annual Saint's Challenge 5k and Youth Mile and compete for the race'...
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Elgin teen closer to new trial for attack on childJun 17, 2009 11:00 pm - A Kane County Judge has advanced Angel Facio's request for his guilty plea to be withdrawn in the August 2007 rape of an 8-year-old Elgin girl onto the next stage. In h...
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Bartlett debates Town Center taxing extensionJun 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Bartlett officials are exploring whether extending a Town Center special tax district by a year would benefit local businesses. The tax-increment financing district, or ...
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Kaneland officially joins Northern Illinois Big 12Jun 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Kaneland knew it would be in a new conference in the 2010-11 school year, and on Monday that conference got its name - the Northern Illinois Big 12. That was one of the ...
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Nun's trial raises questionsJun 14, 2009 11:00 pm - Verdicts in court cases are always a sensitive thing to cover. One side wins, another loses. Someone could walk free or a grieving family could finally see justice. And...
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Jacobs High locked down to head off food fightJun 14, 2009 11:00 pm - It all started with an innocent year-end prank. Some students at Jacobs High School brought engorged water balloons to school Friday, where they launched them in the hal...
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District 158 moves to settle lawsuit over leaksJun 14, 2009 11:00 pm - One by one, Huntley Unit District 158 is settling with contractors named in a 2008 lawsuit over leaks at two of its Algonquin schools. In the lawsuit, District 158 claim...
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Fox Valley briefsJun 14, 2009 11:00 pm - Parade volunteers needed: Elgin's Downtown Neighborhood Association is still looking for volunteers for its Fourth of July parade. The parade begins at 9 a.m. Saturday,...
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West Dundee history buff headed to nationalsJun 14, 2009 11:00 pm - Elizabeth 'Frani' O'Toole is proof that history does repeat itself, especially when it involves Quest Academy in Palatine and the National History Fair. The sixth-grader...