Park Ridge Schools
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Lake County briefsSep 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Local teens honored: Two high school students from Lake County have been named semifinalists in the 46th annual National Achievement Scholarship program. Marina M. Willi...
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Palatine Dist. 15 flier ban hurting some groupsSep 27, 2009 11:00 pm - The idea that parents would take only a cursory glance at the stack of colored fliers stuffed in their child's backpack before tossing them has prompted a new approach t...
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Mothers, get up and walk with your kidsSep 27, 2009 11:00 pm - I read the Sept. 16th article concerning District 15 busing with amazement. The students on my street walk up to one mile to school. Most certainly pass more than seven ...
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Suburban schools try new approach for wind farmSep 27, 2009 11:00 pm - When three suburban school districts devised a new funding model to build a 20-Megawatt wind farm downstate, one of its architects described the districts as the "Don Qu...
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Some still have use for teachers, it seemsSep 27, 2009 11:00 pm - More than 15 years ago, I retired from teaching mathematics in a local public school district and still have a keen interest in the formal education of youngsters. My ob...
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Even after a summer of staycations, local skating rinks are strugglingSep 26, 2009 11:00 pm - The Mainstreet USA roller rink, built in 1972, has survived disco, grunge and boy bands. It's endured Afros, perms and mullets, while over the years hosting countless ch...
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Saturday SoapboxSep 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Bed of nails: We normally don't recommend lying between two beds of nails, putting a cinder block over your chest and having someone whack you with a sledgehammer. But ...
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NFL star 'honored' by connection to Elgin High playerSep 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Just as the story of Winfred Cooper's magical touchdown didn't start in the end zone, it hasn't ended there, either. A local father - with the help of the Green Bay Pack...
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Bond set for Palatine student on gun chargeSep 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Bond was set at $10,000 Thursday for a Palatine High School student charged with two felonies after he was accused of bringing a loaded gun to school Wednesday. Maximili...
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Harper athlete suspendedSep 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Harper College has suspended Devonte Duerson, 18, pending the outcome of a felony robbery charge in Justice, a college spokesman said. Duerson, a freshman, was a defensi...