Northfield Schools
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Hoffman Estates family struggles after shootingApr 25, 2010 11:00 pm - Until a month ago, there were no beds in Martha Mendoza's apartment in Hoffman Estates. So when doctors told her in late March that her 12-year-old son, seriously wounde...
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The hidden cost of inflated pensions: Schools forced to pay upApr 25, 2010 11:00 pm - Coming tomorrow: Teacher pensions vs. Social Security - should educators switch? Wednesday: Increase taxes or cut benefits? What to do next. SPRINGFIELD - Local schools ...
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Saturday Soapbox: We're all in this togetherApr 23, 2010 11:00 pm - All in this together: If nothing else, Earth Day brings a good reminder. No matter if one is a fervent believer in global warming or believes it's nothing more th...
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ECC launches mentor program for minority youthApr 22, 2010 11:00 pm - Lester Reed hung out in a corner of the end zone as his mentor prepared to launch a football and the other children positioned themselves for the long pass. Lester caugh...
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Palatine map enthusiast is state Geography Bee champApr 21, 2010 11:00 pm - Palatine eighth-grader Anton Karpovich loves to study maps, so much so that he admits he used to spend hours a day looking at them when he was younger. "I don't know, I...
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School chiefs urge state to commit to level fundingApr 20, 2010 11:00 pm - As thousands of their teachers were rallying in Springfield Wednesday, top officials in the state's largest school districts delivered a succinct message from the suburb...
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Thousands expected at Capitol rally today to protest teacher cutsApr 20, 2010 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - There will be a lot of new faces in front of suburban classrooms today. Hundreds of local teachers are taking the day off - with pay - to join thousands of...
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Elk Grove Special Olympian inspires her familyApr 20, 2010 11:00 pm - Mildred Argust doesn't like to lose. She has been competing in the Special Olympics since 1972 and to date, by her family's count, she has won 184 medals. Even more impo...
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Petition to put District 15 bond sale on ballot questionedApr 19, 2010 11:00 pm - A petition that would force a referendum on a $27 million District 15 school bond issue contains about 1,800 questionable signatures, two Palatine residents said Monday....
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Neighbors in the NewsApr 19, 2010 11:00 pm - • Adlai E. Stevenson High School senior Sarah Suh was named a Regional Finalists in the Young Epidemiology Scholars (YES) Competition, a leading public health competitio...