Deerfield Schools
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Arlington Heights woman helps energy provider tackle issues about race, equityOct 31, 2020 1:00 am - Growing up biracial in a predominantly Latino community, Nicole Durham learned the importance of appreciating others' differences and having tough conversations about ra...
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What Hanover Park learned from equity town hallsSep 26, 2020 1:00 am - Hanover Park village leaders are developing action items to deliver services more equitably after a series of virtual town halls that wrapped up last week. Residents' fe...
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Barrington High grad leading effort for later school start timesSep 22, 2020 11:00 pm - Eric Albrecht remembers well getting to the bus stop by 6:30 a.m., sleepy and tired, to attend classes at Barrington High School. The district has since done what Albrec...
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Cook County turns spotlight on racial equity this weekSep 12, 2020 1:00 am - Cook County's second annual Racial Equity Week begins Monday and runs through Friday, offering a series of interactive virtual events with community leaders, experts, ar...
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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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More Lake County school districts to keep buildings closed when classes resumeJul 23, 2020 11:00 pm - Several Lake County school districts are changing course and will keep buildings closed to students when the 2020-21 term starts next month because of the COVID-19 pande...
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Illinois' second-largest teachers union urges districts to begin school year remotelyJul 20, 2020 1:00 am - As suburban school districts roll out fall reopening plans, the state's second-largest teachers union is calling for its members to start the 2020-21 school year with e-...
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Free COVID-19 testing at Lake Zurich High after athletic camp shut-downsJul 10, 2020 1:00 am - Sports camps there were shut down after cases among athletes
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2020 10th District Congressional Art Competition winners announcedJun 14, 2020 11:00 pm - 2020 10th District Congressional Art Competition winners announced
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'Cancer doesn't stop, and neither will we': Relay For Life goes virtual in DuPage, Northwest Cook countiesJun 04, 2020 6:00 am - Hearing the word cancer come out of the doctor's mouth is devastating. The world suddenly goes quiet and all you hear are the words echoing around in your head. Feeling...