Port Barrington Schools
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Cary teachers union, school board reach tentative deal on all issuesOct 27, 2011 12:00 am - The outstanding issues that had held up an earlier tentative agreement between the Cary Elementary District 26 school board and teachers union have been resolved. Both s...
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Dist. 300’s battle for its lifeOct 26, 2011 5:00 am - I am proud to teach the children of District 300. Their families value the partnership we try so hard to establish between parent, student and teacher. These families gi...
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Whooping cough cases jump to 25 in McHenry CountyOct 26, 2011 12:00 am - The number of confirmed cases of whooping cough in McHenry County has jumped to 25 and has spread to another community, the McHenry County Department of Health reports. ...
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Hoffman Estates has it all wrongOct 25, 2011 5:00 am - On Oct, 10, at the meeting of the Village of Hoffman Estates, Deputy Mayor Gary Pilafas dismissed the concerns of District 300 residents over the Sears EDA by saying, “I...
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No more corporate sweetheart dealsOct 25, 2011 5:00 am - More than 20 years after receiving some $247 million in state and local tax incentives to stay in Illinois and develop a new business campus in Hoffman Estates, Sears wa...
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Focus on train safety stronger than everOct 23, 2011 12:00 am - Cary-Grove High School senior Chelsie Tamms says that whenever she drives through train crossings, she’s always alert and careful. For that, the 18-year-old credits her ...
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Former District 158 board member remembered as taxpayer advocateOct 21, 2011 5:30 am - A former Huntley Unit District 158 school board member who won over supporters as an advocate for taxpayers and created enemies with his often cantankerous style has die...
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Sears doing nothing wrongOct 21, 2011 5:00 am - For the past several weeks, I have read a few letters from people associated with District 300 schools agonizing over the potential move out of Illinois that Sears is co...
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Dist. 300 teacher brings world into the classroomOct 20, 2011 1:00 am - Ask a typical seventh-grader about Islam, personal finances, or 9/11 and you'll most likely be met with a blank stare and a long “um.” But one teacher in Community Unit ...
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Halt Sears tax breakOct 19, 2011 5:00 am - There are more than 21,000 children in District 300, and for the last 23 years they have been figuratively told to sit quietly at the back of the bus while their educati...