Island Lake Schools
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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
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Wauconda District 118 releases details from $22,500 settlement agreement ˗ five years laterJan 02, 2024 3:46 pm - Nearly five years after the Daily Herald requested documents detailing a $22,500 payout from Wauconda Unit School District 118 to a student’s family, the district has rel...
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Palatine man charged in wrong-way crash that killed teacherDec 28, 2023 4:47 pm - A Palatine man has been charged following a wrong-way crash earlier this month that killed a Wauconda High School teacher. Guillermo Salgado, 28, of the 1200 block of St...
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'He loved helping others': Wauconda High mourning teacher killed in weekend crashDec 13, 2023 1:04 pm - The Wauconda High School community is mourning a longtime teacher killed in a weekend car crash. Bob Gillen, 53, of Palatine, had been on staff at Wauconda High since 19...