Wheeling Schools
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Bears’ stadium quest took twists and turns in 2024, but Arlington Heights still in playDec 29, 2024 8:55 am - After unveiling plans for a $4.7 billion lakefront stadium complex in Chicago earlier in the year, the Bears reached a property tax agreement in Arlington Heights, keeping suburban relocation hopes alive.
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Remembering those we’ve lost: Notable deaths across the suburbs in 2024Dec 27, 2024 3:04 pm - As we close out 2024 and look forward to 2025, we remember those we've lost this year in the suburbs. Educators, public servants, business leaders and philanthropists were among them, all leaving indelible marks through their accomplishments and dedication.
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Internal emails, texts show how Arlington Heights worked with school districts to strike Bears dealDec 21, 2024 1:15 pm - Email and text communications obtained by the Daily Herald reveal the extent of Arlington Heights' efforts to broker a tax deal with schools in hopes of luring the Bears away from the Chicago lakefront.
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District 214’s Lopez to head foundation, Wheeling principal promotedDec 17, 2024 6:05 pm - Longtime Northwest Suburban High School District 214 administrator Laz Lopez is taking on new roles as executive director of the district’s foundation and career center, before his 2027 retirement. Wheeling High Principal Bradford Hubbard tapped as replacement overseeing academics.
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Bears’ McCaskey visits District 214 not to talk taxes, but he did visit an econ classDec 13, 2024 6:00 pm - Chicago Bears Chairman George McCaskey made a surprise visit to Northwest Suburban High School District 214 Friday — the morning after the school board inked a deal with his football club to resolve a long-running property tax dispute over the Arlington Park property.
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School districts approve Arlington Park tax deal with BearsDec 12, 2024 9:54 pm - Three Arlington Heights-area school districts have given stamps of approval to an agreement with the Chicago Bears that resolves a property tax dispute over Arlington Park.
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Buffalo Grove High principal named North Cook Region High School Principal of the YearDec 12, 2024 7:05 pm - Buffalo Grove High School Principal Jeff Wardle has been named the North Cook Region High School Principal of the Year by the Illinois Principals Association. The presti...
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Arlington Heights board inks deal to lower Bears’ tax bill until stadium construction beginsDec 09, 2024 9:59 pm - The Arlington Heights village board on Monday approved a deal nearly two years in the making that aims to resolve the property tax dispute between the Chicago Bears and three area school districts.
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Call for action after 2 kids, grandmother hit by vehicle outside Wheeling schoolDec 08, 2024 2:28 pm - A crash that injured three pedestrians, including two children, during morning drop-off Friday at London Middle School in Wheeling is the latest example of unsafe driving by adults on campus, officials said.
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Jim O’Donnell: Now with an Ivy League finish, Zbikowski still dreams of sweet home ChicagoDec 07, 2024 10:47 am - FINDING TOMMY ZBIKOWSKI WASN'T all that hard. It was the routing that surprised a bit — head east from the Chicago Fire Department and pull over at the Ivy League. That's...