Gilberts Schools
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More community colleges to get help developing green programsJul 30, 2009 11:00 pm - This spring, I wrote about Elgin Community College purchasing several hybrid cars for their automotive program. Several readers heralded the idea, commenting that the mo...
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Geneva schools use stimulus money on person to find more moneyJul 30, 2009 11:00 pm - The Geneva school district is using part of its $1.2 million in federal stimulus money to create an administrative position that will be charged with securing more money...
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Former Dist. 155 board member wants to be in CongressJul 30, 2009 11:00 pm - Former Crystal Lake High School District 155 board member John Dawson wants to take his politics to a higher level. Dawson, 52, of Barrington, announced Thursday he's ru...
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Batavia grad an emerging Force for Tri-Cities athletesJul 29, 2009 11:00 pm - While Chris Browning is a Batavia graduate and former star player for the Bulldogs, in his post-high school days he's playing a large role in helping athletes improve no...
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Shop downtown Geneva to aid school foundationJul 28, 2009 11:00 pm - The million-dollar mark is within view. That's $1 million. A 1, followed by 6 zeros. That's a lot of cool cash, raised by a volunteer organization and spent over the pas...
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Dist. 300 approves removal of bus aidesJul 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Staff cuts continued in Community Unit District 300 Monday as the school board voted to eliminate aides on most preschool buses. The move is expected to save $450,000 of...
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Elgin-based soldiers return home after Afghanistan tourJul 27, 2009 11:00 pm - They marched onto Streamwood High School's football field Monday morning armed with yellow roses instead of rifles. Families of the 110 men of Elgin-based Company B, 1st...
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Tri-Cities briefsJul 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Library open house The new Sugar Grove Public Library and the Janice Katherine Rich Technology Learning Center will have an open house from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at...
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For pregnant teen, homelessness adds to 'some really rough times'Jul 26, 2009 11:00 pm - She puts on a brave face, her arms calmly around her baby bump. But as Angelica Ortuno recounts the upheaval in her life recently, a tremor can be detected in the 17-yea...
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Schools always there as a source of stabilityJul 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Inger Balderas describes it as a nightmare. One that's been going on for far too long. The mother of five has spent the past month at the Elgin-based Community Crisis Ce...