Park Ridge Schools
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Don't add to D15's debt; vote no on refOct 24, 2010 11:00 pm - On Nov. 2, the citizens who are residents of Community Consolidated School District 15 will be voting on whether or not the district should borrow $27 million. I, for on...
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Dist. 15's financial house not in orderOct 24, 2010 11:00 pm - At the Oct. 13 District 15 school board meeting, a new and improved five-year financial forecast was unveiled that left two board members and many people in the audience...
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Elgin says goodbye to coaching legend “Ches”Oct 22, 2010 11:00 pm - Elgin community members on Saturday said goodbye to a coaching legend, known simply as “Ches.” “Bill Chesbrough embodied the body, heart and soul of Elgin High School an...
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District 26 program links 5th graders from different schoolsOct 21, 2010 11:00 pm - The debate over grade level centers versus neighborhood schools in River Trails School District 26 earlier this year left a community divided. School board meetings were...
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Saturday Soapbox: Standing up for tolerance:Oct 21, 2010 11:00 pm - Standing up for tolerance: Students at Stevenson High School and other campuses joined a national campaign Wednesday to fight bullying of gay teens. Their message o...
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State cross country goes to Cooper Middle SchoolOct 20, 2010 11:00 pm - The boys team from Cooper Middle School in Buffalo Grove took first place in the AA state Cross Country meet Saturday, Oct. 16, in Normal, beating out 26 teams that had ...
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Hemmens play to address cyberbullyingOct 20, 2010 11:00 pm - The Hemmens Cultural Center in Elgin has seen A-list visitors like Bill Cosby in recent months. In addition to laughs, officials hope to provide a valuable lesson to stu...
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Artist Laura Matzen uses Maine East student as modelsOct 20, 2010 11:00 pm - Four collections of Maine East High School Fine Arts teacher Laura Matzen's work are on display through October at the Des Plaines Public Library. The library counts two...
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Kansas-based church says it'll protest Buffalo Grove High playOct 20, 2010 11:00 pm - Members of the anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kan., have lined sidewalks in protest more than 44,000 times over nearly 20 years. Among their favorite destin...
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Suburban districts may sweeten pot for downstate wind farmsOct 20, 2010 11:00 pm - School districts want to build downstate wind farms; locals want a piece of the action