Island Lake Schools
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Round Lake Beach teacher denies molesting childrenJul 28, 2011 12:00 am - A Round Lake Beach schoolteacher pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges he molested four children under the age of 13. Manuel Reyes, 55, faces up to seven years in priso...
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Former Barrington student not guilty of rape, other charges remainJul 27, 2011 12:00 am - Bruce Arthur Johnston has been acquitted of charges he raped a girl in 2009 when he was a senior at Barrington High School. “He's relieved,” said defense attorney Robert...
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Ex-school administrators get big pension boostsJul 27, 2011 12:00 am - James Hintz received a $33,365 raise this year. That's despite retiring as Stevenson High School District 125's assistant superintendent in 2005. Since Hintz — the distr...
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Teachers recalled in Cary District 26Jul 27, 2011 12:00 am - The cost-savings from closing a middle school, as well as reducing more staff than it needed to, enabled Cary Elementary District 26 to bring back many of the teachers p...
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District 300 visit with Michelle Obama canceledJul 27, 2011 12:00 am - A White House reception slated for Friday to honor the healthy habits of schools from across the country, including Community Unit District 300, has been postponed indef...
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Heckmann to lead Wauconda soccer teamsJul 27, 2011 12:00 am - Wauconda has named Patrick Heckmann its new boys and girls soccer coach. Heckmann, who’s been an assistant in the boys and girls programs for 13 years, replaces Terry St...
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Ela Theater Company presents ‘Oklahoma,’ ‘Seuessical Jr.’Jul 26, 2011 12:00 am - The Lake Zurich-based Ela Theater Company will present two musicals July 28-31 at the Wauconda High School Performing Arts Center. The shows are directed by Robin Kern, ...
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Cary District 26 hires administrators for growing junior highJul 26, 2011 12:00 am - The Cary Elementary District 26 board has named a pair of assistant principals for the expanding Cary Junior High School campus. Board members voted 4-2 Monday to hire S...
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Sun's extinction is billions of years awayJul 26, 2011 12:00 am - Students in Maria Barba's first-grade at Douglas Macarthur Elementary School in Hoffman Estates asked, “Will the sun be hot enough to blow up Earth?” Scientists are stil...
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Harper program helps struggling students prosperJul 26, 2011 12:00 am - It was the phone call Monika Pasek did not want to receive from Harper College. Pasek was told she needed to enter Harper’s first Choice Scholars Institute program - a f...