Hampshire Schools
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Gowns For Good to host Teen Gown Sale Aug. 24Aug 12, 2025 4:30 pm - Gowns For Good, a nonprofit making formalwear affordable, is hosting a Teen Gown Sale on Aug. 24 in Elgin. Proceeds benefit the Female Empowerment Club of Hampshire High School.
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‘A great opportunity’: High school artists create mural in Elgin through internship programAug 04, 2025 4:18 pm - Three high school artists from Elgin Area School District U46 got a brush with real-world experience this summer via an internship offered through Alignment Collaborative for Education.
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Fox Valley Beaux Arts awards scholarships to 10 Elgin area studentsJul 22, 2025 9:55 pm - Fox Valley Beaux Arts group continues its tradition of supporting arts by awarding $20K in scholarships to 10 students. The popular "Lunch at Tiffany's" scholarship fundraiser returns Sept. 13.
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Lawsuit alleges District 300 failed to protect students from former employeeJul 08, 2025 10:20 pm - Algonquin-based Community Unit School District 300 failed to protect students from an employee who “improperly accessed” their personal files, harassed them and solicited sexually explicit images, according to a lawsuit filed against the district.
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Campton Hills could annex 962 acres for 900-home developmentJun 15, 2025 8:28 am - In a departure from the contentious now-dead project of Settlements of LaFox’s more than 2,000 homes in St. Charles, the village of Campton Hills is poised for a smaller, less dense annexation.
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District 300, union OK 3-year teacher contract with 3% raises yearlyJun 09, 2025 8:15 am - The Algonquin-based Community School District 300 board has approved a new three-year contract with the district’s teachers union.
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Former Algonquin school worker pleads guilty to possession of images of child sex abuseJun 08, 2025 2:53 pm - A former employee of Algonquin-based Community Unit School District 300 was sentenced to seven years in prison after pleading guilty Friday to an amended charge of possessing images of child sex abuse.
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Softball: Barrington blanks Hampshire to reach sectional championship gameJun 04, 2025 9:38 pm - When it comes to sectional openers, hall of fame Barrington coach Perry Peterson seems to always have his team ready for action. The Filles got an active bat from Ohio S...
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Baseball: Barrington ends Hampshire’s record-breaking season in sectional semifinalsJun 04, 2025 8:03 pm - A wild third inning sent Barrington past Hampshire Wednesday and ended with composure from an unlikely source. The Broncos’ offense scored five runs and sent 11 batters t...
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Police say attackers called her a slur. Why aren’t the suspects charged with a hate crime?May 23, 2025 5:15 am - A young woman was badly beaten May 13 at a Carpentersville restaurant, after police said her attackers called her a derogatory name based on her sexual orientation. The suspects have not been charged with a hate crime.