Park Ridge Schools
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District 214 plans $1 million security upgradeMay 25, 2011 12:00 am - Let’s say a huge brawl breaks out in a high school parking lot. Next year, police won’t just respond, they’ll be able to monitor what’s going on while they’re responding...
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St. Edward grads earn $2.5 million in scholarshipsMay 24, 2011 1:00 am - The 2011 graduates of St. Edward Catholic School in Elgin have secured a combined $2.5 million in scholarships and grants from 40 different colleges and universities acr...
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Haley-fueled Ford day nets Wheeling H.S. $10,000May 24, 2011 12:00 am - Wheeling High School had a “fantastic” turnout May 14 for its Ford Motor Company-sponsored “Drive One 4UR School” fundraiser for the school's music programs. $PHOTOCREDI...
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D54 salary ‘unconscionable’May 22, 2011 12:00 am - It is simply unconscionable and outrageous that District 54’s assistant superintendent, Mohsin Dada, made a $341,747 salary for 2010 and had raises of 22 percent in each...
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Injured boy a Conant H.S. studentMay 22, 2011 12:00 am - The 14-year-old Schaumburg boy critically injured after being struck by a car Friday night is a student at nearby Conant High School in Hoffman Estates, Palatine-Schaumb...
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District 300 students celebrate graduationMay 21, 2011 12:00 am - District 300 seniors, welcome to the moment you’ve all been waiting for — graduation. Saturday, the state’s sixth-largest school district graduated a total of 1,382 stud...
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New principal is former cop, social workerMay 21, 2011 12:00 am - The Des Plaines Elementary School District 62 board has approved Raymond Ruiz as the new principal of Plainfield Elementary School, effective July 1. Ruiz will replace R...
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Better way to keep Sears in HoffmanMay 20, 2011 1:00 am - There were two interesting articles on the May 10 front page. Sears wants a 15-year renewal of a previous 23-year property tax incentive. Sears is threatening to move ou...
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S. Elgin student’s path mirrors her father’sMay 20, 2011 12:00 am - More than 30 years ago, Irshad Siddique enrolled at Elgin Community College. Two years later, he emerged with an associate degree in science. Siddique then enrolled in t...
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Dist. 300 asks teachers union for budget helpMay 20, 2011 12:00 am - Community Unit District 300 officials say they need to cut another $5 million to balance the district’s budget, and they’re looking to the teachers union to come up with...