Hampshire Schools
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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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Organization says need for ethnic organ donors criticalAug 01, 2020 1:00 am - Minorities make up nearly 60% of people who need organ transplants in the U.S., but only a third of registered donors. In Illinois, 1,450 Blacks, 800 Latinos and 240 As...
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District 300 switching to online learning for school startJul 28, 2020 11:00 pm - Algonquin-based Community Unit District 300 leaders have reversed an earlier plan to reopen schools for in-person instruction and instead will start the school year Aug....
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Jacobs juniors create summer fun for neighborhood kids with mini-carnivalJul 28, 2020 6:00 am - Bored with staying home, a couple of Jacobs High School juniors found a way to liven up a hot summer day -- and entertain some kids in the neighborhood. Last Friday, Jul...
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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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District 300 releases plan for fall school reopeningJul 15, 2020 1:00 am - Algonquin-based Community Unit District 300 leaders plan to reopen schools to in-person instruction starting Aug. 13, with some scheduling modifications, remote learning...
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D300 Foundation website gets a makeoverJul 12, 2020 11:00 pm - Since 2002, the District 300 Foundation for Educational Excellence has been enhancing and enriching education in Algonquin-based Community Unit District 300 by providing...
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Bannerman picks Davidson for academics, basketballJun 29, 2020 1:00 am - When picking a college, Hampshire senior Kelby Bannerman said she was not making a four-year decision, she was making a 40-year decision. "I find that to be incredibly m...
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A bright day, future for Hampshire, Jacobs graduatesJun 27, 2020 1:00 am - The class of 2020 at Hampshire and Jacobs high schools had their moment in the sun - literally - Saturday during commencement exercises at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Es...
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Caps and masks and gowns: Dundee-Crown grads receive diplomas in Sears Centre parking lotJun 26, 2020 1:00 am - Dundee-Crown graduates dodged the rain, but just barely, on Friday as they received their diplomas in outdoor ceremonies held the parking lot at the Sears Centre in Hoff...