Northbrook Schools
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Foster dad steps up to help homeless Conant studentFeb 24, 2011 11:00 pm - Life up to now has been “kinda everything,” says Anthony “Richie” Lemus, a homeless 18-year-old who just shrugs when asked where he grew up. There was the trailer park i...
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Prospect High School orchestra invited to perform in LondonFeb 24, 2011 11:00 pm - Prospect High School will be visited by representatives of the British government Monday when the PHS Orchestra receives a formal, in-person invitation to perform in the...
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U-46 desegregation trial: The issuesFeb 24, 2011 12:00 am - First of four parts Few people would dispute that Elgin Area School District U-46 — the state's largest district outside Chicago — is racially diverse, and that the...
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D211 candidates discuss how they would control costsFeb 24, 2011 12:00 am - When voters approved a tax increase in 2005, Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 officials said the new money would prevent cuts to programs and staffing. Six y...
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Elgin wheelchair theft victim now loses motherFeb 24, 2011 12:00 am - In the fall, people in Elgin and surrounding towns rallied around Natalie Chastain, an Elgin High School senior whose specialized wheelchair was stolen. Now, they are co...
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Hoffman Estates school lift lockdown after police arrest armed suspectFeb 23, 2011 11:00 pm - A Hoffman Estates day care was evacuated and two schools put on soft lockdown this morning after police received a report of a suicidal man possibly armed with a gun. No...
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Wheeling native recounts daring Alaska rescueFeb 23, 2011 11:00 pm - A Wheeling native and St. Viator graduate is being hailed as a hero after helping rescue five Alaskan fishermen who were stranded on their beached fishing boat, which wa...
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District 15 attorney defends appointment process, timingFeb 22, 2011 11:00 pm - The Palatine Township Elementary District 15 board’s appointment filling a vacant seat couldn’t have been an intentional move to keep voters from making the call, accord...
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Hopefuls want to keep Dist. 54 on trackFeb 22, 2011 10:00 pm - There are many heated battles in the Northwest suburbs this election season, but the race for Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54 board is proving to be an unusua...
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Suspicious object at high school harmlessFeb 22, 2011 12:00 am - A suspicious package which caused Barrington High School students to be dismissed early Tuesday has been determined to be harmless, authorities said. The suspicious obje...