Northbrook Schools
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U-46 budget difficulties continueJun 08, 2011 12:00 am - Counting on state funding to come through hasn’t been a winning bet for public school districts during the past couple years. So it should come as no surprise that Elgin...
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Hard truths at D-220 legislative lunchJun 08, 2011 12:00 am - If Barrington Unit District 220 officials thought state legislators were putting them in a difficult budgeting position every year only because they didn’t understand th...
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Jazz ensemble to headline Harper dinner and jazz concertJun 07, 2011 11:00 pm - Erin Blanchette, a 2011 graduate of Fremd High School, Palatine, will be featured as a guest jazz vocalist, along with the Ken Spurr Jazz Ensemble and the Harper Jazz La...
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An object lesson for local campaignsJun 07, 2011 12:00 am - At the onset of a June heat wave, the municipal and school board elections of last April may seem a distant memory. But a case in Grayslake presents an object lesson on ...
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Name change for Elgin’s Crosby Street?Jun 07, 2011 12:00 am - A block-long street named for an Elgin lawyer in the late 1800s may soon refer to a different history. Elgin City Council members will hold a public hearing Wednesday t...
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'The Judge' was an Elgin, Kane institutionJun 06, 2011 1:00 am - Years ago, if you wanted to run for countywide office in Kane County, you'd first have to see “The Judge.” But it didn't mean going to the courthouse. It meant visiting ...
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Undaunted Donner makes the final cut with ProspectJun 06, 2011 12:00 am - LOVES PARK — There was a surge of joy that went through Prospect senior Kurt Donner as Monday’s final pitch from Jack Landwehr crashed into his catcher’s mitt. “I went c...
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Elgin’s U-46 to unveil new-look report cardsJun 06, 2011 12:00 am - “Talks too much in class.” “Contributes frequently to class discussions.” Those are the kind of formulaic phrases parents are used to seeing on elementary school report ...
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Elementary teacher brings the Arctic to ElginJun 06, 2011 12:00 am - Answering the question “Where did you grow up?” can be complicated for Ani Smith. The answer is a list rather than a single place: Urbana, India, Indonesia, Arizona. Smi...
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Thrill of super victory for ProspectJun 06, 2011 12:00 am - LOVES PARK — There was less drama but more celebrating for the Prospect baseball program on a scorching Monday afternoon. As the Knights’ fans stood and chanted “Final F...