Elgin Schools
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Frontier Days expands to six nights this yearJun 25, 2018 11:00 pm - With the Fourth of July falling in the middle of the week this year, one of the most popular festivals in the Northwest suburbs is changing its schedule. Traditionally, ...
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How Sewing for Smiles helps clothe needy childrenJun 25, 2018 6:00 am - Can one person make a difference? You bet they can. Just ask Susan Cox-Hall of North Aurora. “Years ago, Ruth Ratke started a group called Sewing for Smiles, a 501c3 org...
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District 54 releases tentative 2018-19 budgetJun 24, 2018 11:00 pm - The District 54 School Board released a tentative version of its 2018-19 budget at its June 21, 2018, meeting. District 54 expects to spend $279,305,347 during the 2018-...
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Teonic leaving Larkin for South ElginJun 22, 2018 1:00 am - Dragan Teonic is on the move. Teonic, 38, was hired by South Elgin High School Friday as its new head football coach to replace Pat Pistorio, who accepted a position at ...
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Rosary High School announces 2018 graduatesJun 20, 2018 11:00 pm - Rosary High School in Aurora held its graduation ceremony for the Class of 2018 on May 23 at St. Peter Church in Geneva. The class valedictorian is Riley McCue of Aurora...
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U-46 paraeducators seek higher wages, respectJun 20, 2018 1:00 am - Elgin Area School District U-46 paraeducators are demanding respect and higher wages. More than 100 members of the District U-46 Educational Assistants union attended Mo...
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Des Plaines History Center names new executive directorJun 19, 2018 11:00 pm - • Philip Mohr was named executive director of the Des Plaines History Center. Mohr, who previously served as the history center's senior curator and acting director, bri...
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U-46 board reviews tentative budget for next school yearJun 19, 2018 5:10 am - The Elgin Area School District U-46 school board Monday night reviewed a first draft of a $534.6 million spending plan for the 2018-19 school year. The tentative budget ...
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Barrington teen realizes her dream of attending elite Juilliard dance programJun 17, 2018 11:00 pm - Morgan Clune of Barrington cannot imagine her life without dance, and now, with an acceptance into the elite dance program at The Juilliard School in New York, her visio...
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Editorial: Why are taxpayers still covering end-of-career pay boosts?Jun 13, 2018 11:00 pm - A few years ago, schools in the suburbs starting doing away with a perk that was patently unfair to taxpayers. Starting a few years before retirement, longtime teachers ...