Downers Grove Schools
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New Metea Valley High School opens without a hitchAug 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Even as the sun rose Thursday morning on Metea Valley, officials were busy making last-minute adjustments to prepare for the arrival of the first students on opening day...
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Quinn signs fix for school districts that pass tax hikesAug 18, 2009 11:00 pm - If someone asked you for $10, and you knew if you gave him the money that he would also lose $5, would you still give him the money? Until Gov. Pat Quinn signed a new la...
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DuPage County briefsAug 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Crosstown Classic T-shirts: Commemorative T-shirts are on sale for the third annual Crosstown Kickoff Classic football game between Glenbard South and Glenbard West high...
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Voices of praise for the new Metea ValleyAug 18, 2009 11:00 pm - "The fact that more than 1,200 students will be able to spread out in a brand new, state-of-the-art building in Aurora for their first two years of high school is extrem...
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'Waubonsie guy' opening Metea ValleyAug 18, 2009 11:00 pm - When Jim Schmid, a self-professed "longtime Waubonsie Valley guy" was chosen as principal of the new Metea Valley High School in February 2008, he had just five months t...
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Parents flooding Indian Prairie online bus schedulesAug 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Indian Prairie Unit District 204 parents seeking last-minute bus route information before the start of school Thursday have been having trouble reaching the district's W...
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Classes start as Naperville Central undergoes face liftAug 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Naperville Central High School students returning for the first day of classes Wednesday said ongoing renovations will take some getting used to - but in the end it will...
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Budget woes may get in way of new buses for U-46Aug 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46 may pull back on spending $3 million to replace old school buses this year because of budget problems. A total of 43 buses are in need of...
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Mural artist strikes (black and) gold at Metea ValleyAug 17, 2009 11:00 pm - As a young boy growing up in Chicago, muralist Eulojio "Joe" Ortega spent endless hours watching his father draw horses. Eventually he developed his own incredible eye ...
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U-46 budget will have district holding lineAug 17, 2009 11:00 pm - After finding itself millions in the red last year, Elgin Area School District U-46 is looking at a bare bones 2009-10 budget. The proposed $434 million spending plan is...