Island Lake Schools
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McHenry grad, NFL offensive tackle Andrew Rupcich offers a lesson in toughness to 2024 Distinguished WarriorsMay 08, 2024 9:47 pm - Tennessee Titans offensive tackle Andrew Rupcich shared a message of resilience with McHenry Community High School’s Distinguished Warriors and their families at a recen...
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Good News Sunday: Suburban astronomy teacher completes ‘mind-blowing’ eclipse skydiveApr 14, 2024 6:00 am - In this week’s Good News Sunday column, we recap stories about a teacher who skydived during the eclipse, a veteran getting a new roof in Island Lake, and DuPage County starting a project to build a crisis recovery center.
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Bus company owner cited after unlicensed driver transported Wauconda studentsApr 06, 2024 2:30 pm - In the wake of a group of students being transported to Wauconda Middle School by an unlicensed bus driver, the company’s owner has been cited for allowing the employee t...
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‘We’re going to D.C. this year’: Cary 7th grader wins McHenry County spelling beeApr 01, 2024 1:13 pm - Evan Cochrane of Cary, who attends Immanuel Lutheran School in Crystal Lake, won the McHenry County Regional Office of Education 2024 Spelling Bee and will go on to the national competition in Washington, D.C. in May.
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Wildlife refuge gets additional 985 acres, touted as largest open land acquisition in Chicago area in decadesMar 26, 2024 12:19 pm - Just shy of 1,000 acres adjacent to Richmond are set to become part of the Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge, according to the nonprofit agencies that negotiated its pu...
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Split vote on tax hikes: Round Lake library falls short; Grayslake District 46 approvedMar 19, 2024 8:55 pm - Voters approve Deer Park non-home-rule sales tax A tax hike request by the Round Lake Area Public Library District to build a new facility fell short Tuesday but vo...
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McHenry High School, McHenry Area Rotary team up to offer dual credit discount for studentsMar 14, 2024 9:17 pm - McHenry Community High School District 156 students who take a dual credit class to earn college credit may notice an even greater cost savings next year thanks to a new ...
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McHenry Community High School nurse receives Lina Rogers Award from McHenry County Health DepartmentMar 08, 2024 10:10 pm - The McHenry County Department of Health recently announced that Nicole Class, a nurse at McHenry Community High School, as the recipient of the prestigious 2024 Lina Roge...
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Award-winning author visits McHenry High SchoolFeb 15, 2024 6:46 pm - Matt de la Peña, a New York Times bestselling author and winner of the Newbery Medal for his book “Last Stop on Market Street,” never would have imagined he’d be speaking...
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The importance of opennessJan 04, 2024 9:14 am - Keeping the spirit of Illinois’ Freedom of Information Act