Prospect Heights Lifestyle
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Intervention key to addressing 'alarming' rates of chronic absenteeism, educators sayOct 31, 2022 5:30 am - With 30% chronic absenteeism reported statewide last school year, school leaders across the suburbs are exploring different approaches to improving student attendance ra...
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Researching Chicago-area Jewish ancestors is topic of Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois hybrid talkOct 30, 2022 11:00 pm - "Resources for Jewish Genealogy in Chicagoland- What's New" will be the topic of a presentation by genealogist Mike Karsen for the Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022, hybrid meeting ...
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Palatine principal dresses as a chicken to reward studentsOct 30, 2022 11:00 pm - Popsicles, pies and chickens, oh my! Last week the principal at St. Thomas of Villanova School, Palatine, had quite the week. Principal Matthew Martino set several pled...
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Trick-or-treat hours throughout the suburbsOct 23, 2022 11:00 pm - The following is a listing of some of the trick-or-treat hours around the suburbs. All times are for Monday, Oct. 31, unless otherwise noted. Some village websites offer...
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Neighbors in the news: Automotive teacher at Hersey wins cash prize for excellenceOct 20, 2022 6:00 am - • Jim VanBladel, an automotive teacher from Hersey High School in Arlington Heights, was named a winner of the 2022 Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching E...
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Register for Wheeling's annual Day of the Dead Family 5K Run/WalkOct 17, 2022 11:00 pm - More than 300 runners and walkers are expected to join together at Heritage Park on Sunday, Oct. 30, to celebrate Day of the Dead. Presented by the Wheeling Park Distri...
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Neighbors in the news: Wauconda deputy chief graduates from FBI academyOct 13, 2022 6:00 am - • Wauconda Deputy Chief of Police John Combs, along with 234 other law enforcement officers, graduated from the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia, Sept. 13. In...
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Not your traditional libraries: District 21 unveils new school media centersOct 13, 2022 1:00 am - Wheeling Township Elementary District 21 this year is unveiling four new school libraries — or “21st-century library-media centers,” as district officials call them — in...
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District 21 seeks to expand language services for newcomersOct 10, 2022 5:30 am - Ania Figueroa knows firsthand the struggles of being a student whose first home language isn't English. Figueroa's family moved from Chile to the United States just shy ...
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Simulation sheds light on reality of suburban povertyOct 05, 2022 11:00 pm - Palatine High School Assistant Principal Chris Cirrincione counts his money once, twice, then once more, placing the bills in neat piles on the floor in front of his cha...