Wheeling Schools
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Big first inning holds up for LeydenMay 27, 2011 12:00 am - After one inning of Friday’s Class 4A Conant softball regional semifinal, No. 6 Leyden led No. 11 Wheaton North 2-1. The score never changed as the No. 6 Eagles (26-7) a...
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Prospect's Batcha has redemption as his goalMay 27, 2011 12:00 am - CHARLESTON — The way that Prospect senior Nick Batcha looks at it, the state finals today are his shot at redemption. Usually when an athlete qualifies for three events...
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Medal of Honor winner gets Wheeling High School degree posthumously 30 years laterMay 26, 2011 11:00 pm - Thirty years after Michael Blanchfield posthumously received the Medal of Honor, he received his Wheeling High School diploma. In a ceremony Friday that included speeche...
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Help available for heating billsMay 25, 2011 1:00 am - There is still money available to help local residents pay their home heating bills. Local residents will have to apply soon; the low-income home energy assistance progr...
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Cary Dist. 26 administrator leaves for Barrington 220May 25, 2011 12:00 am - Mary Dudek, the director of curriculum and instruction for Cary Elementary District 26, has resigned from her post effective June 30 to accept a position in Barrington U...
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School district reserves too high, tax group saysMay 25, 2011 12:00 am - A local group of citizens says that nearby school districts are hoarding taxes and should redistribute the money back to taxpayers. The group says that 16 school distric...
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Tice steps down at WheelingMay 25, 2011 12:00 am - Mike Tice spent more time than anyone trying to turn around the Wheeling baseball program since its last winning season in 1989. But Tice has decided it’s time for someo...
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Scouting the boys state track meetMay 25, 2011 12:00 am - By Jeff Newton Daily Herald Correspondent After a grueling spring that featured snow, wind, sleet, hail and rain — sometimes all at once — the best of the area will head...
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District 214 plans $1 million security upgradeMay 25, 2011 12:00 am - Let’s say a huge brawl breaks out in a high school parking lot. Next year, police won’t just respond, they’ll be able to monitor what’s going on while they’re responding...
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St. Edward grads earn $2.5 million in scholarshipsMay 24, 2011 1:00 am - The 2011 graduates of St. Edward Catholic School in Elgin have secured a combined $2.5 million in scholarships and grants from 40 different colleges and universities acr...