Wheeling Schools
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Palatine enjoys successful Connie Mack debutJul 08, 2011 12:00 am - Frank Mariani hasn't been taking it easy in his first month after his retirement from teaching at Palatine. Mariani is coaching a baseball team of players from Palatine ...
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Don’t extend tax deal to SearsJul 08, 2011 12:00 am - Today, I read in the Daily Herald that the state is in discussions with Sears attempting to keep them at their Hoffman Estates campus. I have lived in the same house in ...
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ECC works to close achievement gapJul 07, 2011 12:00 am - I reported this week on a recent survey by “Community College Week.” In the survey, Elgin Community College was ranked third in the state in awarding one-year certificat...
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What’s a fair wage for a good teacher?Jul 06, 2011 12:00 am - On Sunday, the Daily Herald published the results of a study that staff writer Larissa Chinwah undertook examining the salaries of the 14,217 public school teachers empl...
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ECC to offer Kids’ College in JulyJul 05, 2011 1:00 am - Children can stimulate their minds and satisfy their passion for art, entertainment, academic enrichment and nature at Elgin Community College Kids’ College. The program...
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Chicago Bandits' online fan base is growingJul 05, 2011 12:00 am - The Chicago Bandits opened their second home stand last week at their new stadium in Rosemont, and already their numbers are growing. Sure, their tickets and walk-up cus...
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Buffalo Grove teen represents family in GermanyJul 04, 2011 12:00 am - At the appropriate moment, Max Klaber crouches on the sidewalk and places two red roses on the pavement. Mindful of the video camera, he turns his head and pauses, as th...
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Analysis looks at suburbs' top-paid teachersJul 03, 2011 12:00 am - The two highest-paid public school teachers in the suburbs made about $190,000 in the 2009-10 school year, the final year before they retired. That's $190,000 each. The ...
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Stricker goes for three-peat at John DeereJun 28, 2011 12:00 am - Players start gathering at TPC at John Deere Run in Silvis on Monday for the first of Illinois’ two stops on the PGA Tour this season. If this year’s version of the Joh...
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Female jurors: defense tried to pull our heartstrings, but we wouldn’t let themJun 28, 2011 12:00 am - Defense attorneys might have thought Rod Blagojevich’s sweet stories of his courtship with wife Patti or the sight of his two adorable daughters would win the sympathies...