Burlington Schools
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District 301 teachers, parents rally to voice concerns about reopening planAug 17, 2020 1:00 am - Burlington-based Central Unit District 301 teachers, parents and students rallied Monday to voice concerns about the district's proposed reopening plan. Dozens of cars ...
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'It's hard to process': Burlington Central grad Kollhoff reacts to Big Ten cancellationAug 15, 2020 1:00 am - To Zoey Kollhoff it was a double whammy. That's how the Burlington Central graduate, now a freshman women's soccer player at Illinois, felt Tuesday when the Big Ten anno...
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Elgin Christian school reopens with most students attending in personAug 13, 2020 1:00 am - More than 200 students wearing masks and socially distancing from peers returned to classrooms Thursday for the first day of in-person instruction at Westminster Christi...
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Preckwinkle: Dramatic rise in suicides among Cook County's Black populationAug 08, 2020 1:00 am - Cook County is seeing a dramatic increase in suicides among Black residents. "There have been more suicides so far this year in the Black community than in all of 2019,"...
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U-46 board considers renewing school resource officers amid concernsAug 04, 2020 1:00 am - Officials at Elgin-area schools are considering renewing contracts with local police departments for the school resource officer program. Officers currently are assigne...
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Organization says need for ethnic organ donors criticalAug 01, 2020 1:00 am - Minorities make up nearly 60% of people who need organ transplants in the U.S., but only a third of registered donors. In Illinois, 1,450 Blacks, 800 Latinos and 240 As...
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District 301 to offer update on 'Pathway to Reopening' Plan Aug. 3Jul 30, 2020 11:00 pm - Burlington Central Unit District 301 will hold a special board of education meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 3, at the district office, 275 South St. in Burlington. The p...
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U-46 board approves plan for starting school year Aug. 24 remotelyJul 27, 2020 11:00 pm - The Elgin Area School District U-46 school board approved a plan Monday night for starting the school year Aug. 24 — delayed roughly a week — with distance learning for ...
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St. Edward to reopen for in-person classes Aug. 18Jul 26, 2020 11:00 pm - St. Edward Catholic High School in Elgin plans a return to in-person instruction Aug. 18 with a modified schedule. Students and staff gradually will be acclimated to the...
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Illinois Library Association announces winners of 2020 awards and grantsJul 26, 2020 11:00 pm - The Illinois Library Association (ILA) announced the recipients of the 2020 ILA Awards and the Valerie J. Wilford Scholarship Grant for Library Education. Since its ince...