Oak Brook Schools
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Still teaching at 67? School, union leaders question pension reformMar 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Illinois' budget mess has left schools hurting more than just about any government entity. Suburban school leaders have spent recent weeks slashing millions from their b...
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Elgin High teacher starts blog about being pink-slippedMar 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Elgin High School art teacher Tom Bremer follows a number of educational blogs. He writes a classroom blog to supplement his cartooning, animation and photography classe...
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Willowbrook, West Chicago splitMar 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Willowbrook 1-0, West Chicago 0-5: Bria Ford scored on a hard-hit ball by Dana Campagna dropped in the outfield, giving Willowbrook a walk-off win over No. 6 West Chicag...
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Growing chorus decries music cuts among suburban schoolsMar 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Recent studies resoundingly show that music education is one of the keys to higher test scores and engaged and well-rounded students. Among them, a 2007 Northwestern Uni...
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Wheaton North overcomes Riverside-BrookfieldMar 26, 2010 11:00 pm - Wheaton North 6, Riverside-Brookfield 5: A 5-run bottom of the fifth inning sparked the Falcons (2-0) to the nonconference win. Ben Murrow went 3-for-3 with a triple whi...
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Conant edges Wheaton co-op in another close KrupkeMar 26, 2010 11:00 pm - The Ralph Krupke Invitational at Lake Park has been especially competitive and entertaining in recent years. A season after Wheaton co-op and Downers Grove North tied fo...
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Van Volkenburg, Lisle step upMar 26, 2010 11:00 pm - High school baseball and March execution usually don't go hand in hand. Lisle, however, executed plenty on Friday. The short-handed Lions played clean when it counted, ...
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Scouting DuPage County baseball teamsMar 25, 2010 11:00 pm - Addison Trail Coach: Paul Parpet. Last year: 15-21, 7-11, fifth in West Suburban Gold; lost 8-1 to Wheaton North in the Class 4A St. Charles East regional semifinals. To...
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Benet's Lewin finds comfort zoneMar 25, 2010 11:00 pm - Caytin Lewin could not have been comfortable Thursday afternoon. Playing in 36-degree weather, fighting a stiff wind coming from behind one of the goals and dealing with...
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Still waiting for answer on that layoff thingMar 25, 2010 11:00 pm - I'd like to apologize for our failure to report one of the biggest stories of the year: the complete breakdown for more than a week of all electronic communications devi...