Waukegan Schools
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Former Gavin teacher gets 50 years in prison for molestationsNov 05, 2015 12:00 am - Former Gavin Elementary District 37 teacher Michael Vucic received a 50-year prison sentence for molesting two students from a school where he worked. Vucic, 42, of Lake...
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Second Gavin teacher pleads guilty of failing to report sex abuseNov 02, 2015 12:00 am - The second of three teachers accused of not reporting the sexual assault of a student at Gavin Middle School in Ingleside pleaded guilty in Lake County court Monday. Jo...
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Lester: Suburban schools' cries about pension contributions prompt Dold to actOct 26, 2015 5:30 am - Frustration from suburban school districts that have to use big chunks of federal grant money to pay for pensions fueled U.S. Rep. Bob Dold's efforts to change federal ...
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Buchman, Grayslake North calmly top WaukeganOct 26, 2015 1:00 am - Grayslake North varsity girls volleyball player Kendall Buchman definitely knows her role. In fact, she relishes it. For it was her calm demeanor and intense play on Mon...
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Lester: Cook County homeland security chief's past troublesOct 22, 2015 5:00 am - Cook County's newly appointed chief of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, whose job is to deploy personnel and equipment to incidents and disasters in the subur...
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Why school districts are spending bus taxes elsewhereOct 21, 2015 5:22 am - One of the smallest school districts in DuPage County bused just 429 students last year, but the cost to taxpayers to bus those students was one of the highest. That's b...
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McHenry high schools closed amid teachers strikeOct 01, 2015 1:00 am - McHenry High School District 156 schools were closed Thursday after teachers went on strike early in the morning. Negotiations broke down when a bargaining session that...
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Dold breaks with GOP on shutdown voteSep 30, 2015 1:00 am - U.S. Rep. Robert Dold was one of a minority of Republicans to break from his party and vote to avert a federal shutdown. The House voted 277-151 Wednesday in favor of pa...
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Fundraiser for paralyzed Vernon Hills High School gradSep 29, 2015 1:00 am - Vernon Hills High School will host a fundraiser for 2009 graduate Tierney Darden on Friday, Oct. 2, at the homecoming soccer and football games. Tierney was paralyzed fr...
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Former Gavin Middle School teacher admits molesting two studentsSep 24, 2015 1:00 am - A former Gavin Middle School teacher who fled the country amid allegations he molested two former students pleaded guilty in a Lake County courtroom Thursday to charges ...