Northbrook Schools
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Eliminating districts could save billionsMar 20, 2011 6:00 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn recently floated idea of combining the state’s 868 diffuse school districts into 300 larger districts to help close the state’s $13 billion budget gap. Re...
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‘Out with the old’ in Palatine District 15Mar 20, 2011 6:00 pm - Residents of District 15 have a very important decision to make. The election on April 5 will make a direct impact on our community. To the 19,811 voters who voted “No” ...
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Hersey staff showed good judgment in NYCMar 20, 2011 6:00 pm - I was one of the proud grandparents that was able to go and see two of my grandchildren from the Hersey High School bands perform last week at Carnegie Hall. What a fant...
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Anti-gay T-shirt is just bullyingMar 19, 2011 6:00 pm - Regarding the March 3 “Court upholds students’ right to wear anti-gay shirt” article, I was deeply saddened and profoundly disappointed by the U.S. Court of Appeals deci...
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The Soapbox: Cheers for firefightersMar 18, 2011 12:00 am - All for one: A pat on the back goes to the union firefighters in Carpentersville who, after agreeing to forgo some holiday and overtime pay, will take a hit on their pay...
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In District 207: Sullivan, Braam, Pellar-RydenMar 17, 2011 12:00 am - Daily Herald Editorial Board Voters in Maine Township High School District 207 are fortunate to have an abundance of good candidates to choose from. All are enthusiastic...
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Dist. 15 candidates discuss curriculum at forumMar 17, 2011 12:00 am - The six candidates seeking a seat on the Palatine Township Elementary District 15 school board at a Thursday night forum weighed in on a host of topics from deficit spen...
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Family anxious over missing Schaumburg manMar 17, 2011 12:00 am - The family of a 19-year-old Schaumburg man who went missing nine days ago in Indiana are reaching out through social networking sites and fliers for clues to his whereab...
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Loyola, New Trier set the standardMar 16, 2011 11:00 pm - They are the Los Angeles Lakers of Illinois high school girls lacrosse. Wilmette-based Loyola Academy has won the last two Illinois High School Women's Lacrosse Associat...
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New Trier, Loyola ready to rollMar 16, 2011 11:00 pm - New Trier's boys lacrosse program is, virtually, NASCAR's Jimmie Johnson. Dominant, year after year after year — but without the fire suit. The Trevians won their sixth ...