Mount Prospect Schools
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District 214 board pushes to trim renovation referendum ask below $300 millionJul 24, 2026 4:43 pm - Most Northwest Suburban High School District 214 board members prefer keeping a potential referendum below $300 million - less than Superintendent Scott Rowe’s $318 million recommendation - in what would be the district’s first referendum in more than a half-century.
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Mount Prospect School District 57 tackling additional mold problemsJul 21, 2026 4:27 pm - Mount Prospect Elementary School District 57 officials say mold has been discovered at Lincoln Middle School, in addition to a previously confirmed finding of mold at Westbrook School for Young Learners.
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District 214 faces ethics complaint for referendum-related pollingJul 20, 2026 6:57 pm - A taxpayer advocacy group Monday filed an ethics complaint against Northwest Suburban High School District 214, alleging misuse of public resources for referendum polling.
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Countdown to prep football: Six stellar season openersJul 16, 2026 7:53 pm - Kevin Schmit: Our countdown to high school football continues this week with six of the top season openers in 2026.
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Carnival rides, Foreigner concert highlight Elk Grove Rotary Fest’s 40thJul 16, 2026 8:34 am - Music has always been an important part of Elk Grove Rotary Fest, which began in 1986 with Chubby Checker as the inaugural featured performer. The festival returns this week with nationally recognized bands Thursday through Saturday, including Foreigner.
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Fired up to be a Flame: Rolling Meadows’ Hextall ‘just very joyful’ to hear the NHL’s callJul 15, 2026 7:52 pm - Jack Hextall, a Rolling Meadows native, was chosen by the Calgary Flames in the first round of the National Hockey League draft with the 30th overall pick.
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Community invited to honor Buffalo Grove High School security guard Orlando Rivas at special fundraising eventJul 15, 2026 6:05 pm - The community is invited to come together to honor the life and legacy of Buffalo Grove High School security guard Orlando Rivas during “A Night Remembering Orlando Rivas,” a special fundraising event from 6-9 p.m. on Tuesday, July 21, at Finn McCool’s Irish Sports Pub, 373 W. Dundee Road in Wheeling.
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Playoff expansion creates opportunities for prep football teamsJul 14, 2026 3:21 pm - The number of IHSA playoff football teams will increase from 256 to 384 this season.
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Prospect High School alum’s award-nominated documentary to premiere in ChicagoJul 13, 2026 2:15 pm - Prospect High School alumna Allison Walsh will celebrate the Chicago premiere of her documentary, “All of the Above,” on Saturday, July 25, as part of the Midwest Film Festival at the Ramova Theatre.
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How a Hersey High School senior brought the band Rush to class in 1977Jul 12, 2026 8:45 pm - A 17-year-old John Hersey High School senior arranged for the rock band Rush to visit his English class in 1977. But what was meant to be an intimate classroom dialogue turned into a much larger spectacle in the school auditorium.