South Barrington
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Where to find pumpkin patches and other fall fun in the suburbsSep 02, 2020 11:00 pm - It's easy to purchase pumpkins from a local supermarket. But picking your own from a pumpkin patch makes a great family outing for fall. Getting back to the land where t...
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Fremd student's peace pole project encourages harmony, inclusivenessSep 02, 2020 6:00 am - Courtney Murphy, a senior at Fremd High School, has an ambitious goal: She hopes to see 100 peace poles set up in Palatine by the International Day of Peace, which is Se...
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Boys golf: West Suburban Silver teams picking up where they left offSep 01, 2020 1:00 am - Glenbard West junior John Wild threatened the pinnacle of truly elite status last fall at the Class 3A boys golf state tournament at the Den at Fox Creek in Bloomington....
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Teachers in District 220 find creative ways to teach virtuallySep 01, 2020 1:00 am - At-home ceramics kits. Ring lights to video-record anatomy dissections. Interactive Bitmoji classrooms. While their students remain at home, teachers in Barrington Area ...
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Lombard expo company reinvents itself to offer desks for students learning at homeAug 31, 2020 11:00 pm - COVID-19 brought an abrupt end to meetings, events and expos in Chicago. Nobody would have guessed in March the shutdown would last for the remainder of 2020! The impac...
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Barrington Area CROP Hunger Walk goes virtual!Aug 31, 2020 11:00 pm - Over the past 50 years, tens of thousands of walkers cross the country have raised more than $500 million through the annual CROP Hunger Walk. In the 37 year history of...
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How remote PE classes will work this fallAug 31, 2020 5:30 am - Getting elementary-age students to focus in gym class from the other side of a computer screen can be exhausting, says Andrea Rodino, a virtual physical education teache...
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Girls golf: Vernon Hills' Schulman off to hot startAug 31, 2020 1:00 am - Vernon Hills sophomore girls golfer Lexi Schulman has picked up right where she left off. Schulman, who finished tied for fifth in the state in Class 2A as a freshman la...
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Fox Valley Orthopedics expands to meet growing community needAug 30, 2020 11:00 pm - In an effort to meet a growing community need for orthopedic specialists, Fox Valley Orthopedics is expanding with the addition of five new orthopedic surgeons in the Ba...
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District 15 "tech tents" help bilingual families with e-learningAug 25, 2020 1:00 am - Figuring out how to make virtual learning work smoothly can pose challenges for students and families, particularly those who are not comfortable speaking English. To he...