Park Ridge Schools
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Deaf Hersey football player doesn't miss a step on the fieldSep 09, 2008 11:00 pm - At a recent practice, Hersey High School football coaches put their team through the paces. Forced indoors by the heavy rain, they stressed speed, alertness and spreadin...
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School districts walk fine line between integration, discriminationSep 07, 2008 11:00 pm - The U.S. Supreme Court's June 2007 decision to strike down integration plans in two public school districts was based on a simple premise: discrimination is discriminati...
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Elementary students lauded for published bookSep 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Sixteen Kildeer Countryside Elementary School fourth-graders can tout an accomplishment that even grown adults often can't achieve. The team of students at the Long Gro...
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Goro, Maine South out-pass WarrenSep 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Ryan Maguire had just had himself a Matt Mose-like game, albeit in a loss. So who was he talking to afterward? Matt Mose, whom Maguire considers a big-brother figure to ...
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Suburban heavy-hitter to compete for $250K in long-drive contestSep 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Austin Christy always brings his hunting rifle case to the range. But the Elgin native isn't out to shoot. He's launching bombs instead. Inside the case are a specialize...
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Cook girls tennis previewSep 04, 2008 11:00 pm - Three questions 1) Will Barrington win the West and Buffalo Grove win the East? Both teams' coaches said they were a little concerned with graduating a high amount of pl...
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New Dist. 211 chief's package tops $200,000Sep 04, 2008 11:00 pm - Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 board members describe soon-to-be Superintendent Nancy Robb's contract as competitive but fiscally responsible. "We looked t...
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Cook girls cross country previewSep 04, 2008 11:00 pm - Teams to watch Palatine is counting on a mixture of youth and experience to lift it to trophy contention once again. Sophomores Sara McIntosh, Becca Sund, and Courtney B...
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Wheeling finalizes new TIF districtSep 02, 2008 11:00 pm - The Wheeling village board on Tuesday officially added the village's fifth tax increment financing district and expanded the one that led to the creation of the Westin h...
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'I never thought twice about driving over a bridge'Aug 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Karge Olsen drives over a bridge at least two times every day. It's unavoidable and he hates it. A few months ago, he found a quiet bridge where traffic doesn't stop. ...