West Chicago Schools
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U-46 aims to mentor its most vulnerable studentsJul 01, 2013 5:30 am - Among its approximately 41,000 students, Elgin Area School District U-46 had about 2,000 middle and high schoolers with at least two failing grades and five absences dur...
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Elmhurst woman crowned Miss IllinoisJun 30, 2013 10:00 am - Brittany Smith, of Elmhurst, now has “people.” She'll need them to manage more than 300 planned appearances between now and next June. Smith was crowned Miss Illinois Sa...
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Former Burlington schools chief loved the classroomJun 29, 2013 6:12 pm - In most cases, when a school superintendent steps down, it’s to retire, hit the golf course and celebrate the Golden Years. For Edward E. Stock, it was time to return h...
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Glenbard planning $100 million worth of improvementsJun 28, 2013 8:46 am - Glenbard High School District 87 is planning $100 million worth of facility improvements at its four schools, a portion of which likely will require voter approval. The ...
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St. Charles school district plans deficitJun 28, 2013 5:30 am - St. Charles Unit District 303 school board members are poised to approve a budget for the 2013-14 fiscal year that spends more money than the district will take in. Perh...
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Services set for Elgin teacher Martin PowersJun 26, 2013 11:38 am - Martin Powers didn’t wait for opportunities; he made them, his older brother says. Whether it was his first film showing at Hemmens Cultural Center, or the Powers Entert...
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Ex-Wheaton North teacher gets 10 years for sexually assaulting studentJun 26, 2013 10:00 am - Former Wheaton North High School teacher Edwin Klemm was sentenced to a decade in prison Wednesday for having sexual encounters with a student, including in a classroom ...
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U-46 promotes from within, fills administrative vacanciesJun 24, 2013 5:18 pm - Vacant leadership positions in Elgin Area School District U-46 continue to be filled with internal talent. Kevin Wiland will take over as districtwide coordinator of mat...
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Beloved Elgin middle school teacher dies at 50Jun 24, 2013 12:50 pm - Diana Martinez remembers well how she got to know Martin Powers. At least three days a week, he’d be typing away at the Gail Borden Public Library, where she worked. One...
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Dist. 300 to launch app for ‘one-stop shop’ district infoJun 24, 2013 10:29 am - Community Unit District 300 will move to the forefront of mobile communications this summer as it launches a new app giving parents, students and community members a one...