Northbrook Schools
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Dist. 211's tentative budget in the blackAug 16, 2011 12:00 am - The $229 million 2011-12 tentative budget to be presented to the Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 board Thursday evening is in the black, with $585,000 in ex...
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Maine East High School unveils new mural at noonAug 16, 2011 12:00 am - For a school that prides itself on its ethnic and cultural diversity and its hospitable ambience, it is hard to imagine a much better summer project than this: Maine Eas...
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The prosecutor: Facio case was ‘clearly premeditated’Aug 16, 2011 12:00 am - It was all a matter of timing. At home watching the news with his wife one Friday night in January 2008, Kevin Frey knew almost instantly Angel Facio’s case would be his...
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Teach the physics of controlling a carAug 15, 2011 4:00 am - As one who grew up in the Chicago area and learned to drive there, I enjoyed reading and agree with: “Standard teen driving laws a good idea,” July 10. I took a driving ...
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U-46 predicts budget surplus, with conditionsAug 15, 2011 12:00 am - Despite late payments, reduced revenues from the state and other variables, Elgin Area School District U-46 leaders anticipate a budget with a surplus of $11 million for...
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New school year starts in District 300Aug 15, 2011 12:00 am - More than 20,000 students headed back to school Monday for the first day of classes in Community Unit District 300. It is the beginning of a new era under the guidance ...
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Hoffman Estates teen’s dedication pays off with spot on U.S. teamAug 15, 2011 12:00 am - Fifteen-year-old Brandon Pitak has little time for anything besides taekwondo. Between school, homework and two- to four-hour coaching sessions six times a week, his sch...
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Elgin teacher can't forgive teen who stabbed herAug 15, 2011 12:00 am - The Christian thing to do, Carolyn Gilbert says she knows, would be to forgive Angel Facio for attacking her with a knife. In her Elgin classroom, he stabbed her so brut...
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District 300 staff pumped for new yearAug 12, 2011 12:00 am - There was little sign of the tension that had embodied Community Unit District 300 in the past year, as thousands of teachers, support staff and administrators on Friday...
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Hemmens to host Elgin Short Film FestivalAug 12, 2011 12:00 am - Submitted by Elgin Short Film Festival Applications are due Wednesday, Aug. 17, for filmmakers to enter into the third annual Elgin Short Film Festival. This event take...