Des Plaines Schools
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Countdown to prep football: Six awesome season openersJul 24, 2025 11:09 am - Our countdown to high school football continues this week with six great season openers in the area.
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Des Plaines police, school district to host National Night Out event Aug. 5Jul 23, 2025 2:44 pm - Des Plaines School District 62 officials and Des Plaines police will hold a National Night Out gathering Aug. 5.
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Countdown to prep football: Seven new coaches on the sidelineJul 17, 2025 12:00 pm - Our countdown to high school football continues this week with seven new area coaches on the sideline this season.
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District 214 puts prime Arlington Heights Road real estate up for sale, againJul 15, 2025 8:37 pm - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 is again trying to sell a vacant Arlington Heights office building amid expected costs for renovations to aging schools.
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Prospect to remove first principal’s name from theater over ties to controversial teachingsJul 12, 2025 1:00 pm - The name of Prospect High School’s first principal, Alvin Kulieke, will be removed from the school's theater after a student journalist uncovered his ties to a fringe religious group that embraced eugenics principles.
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Police chief ‘not going anywhere,’ despite vote of no-confidenceJul 11, 2025 4:30 am - There’s a big rift in small-town Gilberts’s police department. At least that’s according to a letter sent to the town’s village board last month outlining the reasons why the rank-and-file passed a vote of no confidence in Chief Todd Block.
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Maine South’s Purcell shows at 7-on-7 why he’s a top QB recruitJul 09, 2025 9:40 pm - It may be just July, Maine South quarterback Jameson Purcell already looks like he is in midseason form. Purcell, who is a junior and threw for over 2,500 yards last seas...
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Summer reading: Hersey players, coach seeing productive start to offseasonJul 08, 2025 2:54 pm - Hersey’s early-season construction is off to a productive start. The Huskies went 4-0 at the Windmill City Weekend Shootout in Batavia in June. After a 21-win season that included a trip to the sectional semifinals, the Huskies aim for improvement as players step into larger roles.
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Des Plaines mom, sons die during Mexican vacationJul 07, 2025 12:42 pm - A memorial service will be held Saturday for three members of a Des Plaines family who died last week while vacationing in Mexico.
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District 214 superintendent gets 5% raise for meeting goals, school board saysJul 03, 2025 5:23 pm - Scott Rowe, superintendent of Northwest Suburban High School District 214, was awarded a 5% salary increase for progress on a strategic plan, attendance, curriculum and financial savings.