Cook County Schools
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Report: Glenbrook North student expelled for hacking sues districtMay 11, 2017 1:00 am - A 15-year-old Glenbrook North High School sophomore is suing the district's school board after being expelled for attempting to hack into the school's grading system, th...
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Arlington Heights science tournament focuses on fun and learningMay 06, 2017 1:00 am - Young students from across the suburbs studied mystery powders, built bridges out of straws and fashioned other projects Saturday at the Elementary Illinois Science Olym...
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Tax mix-up could cost newly elected District 25 board memberApr 14, 2017 1:00 am - A property tax mix-up involving new Arlington Heights Elementary District 25 board member Anisha Patel's home resulted in her family saving more than $12,000 by paying t...
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Local districts vote 7-1 against Hoffman Estates tax breakMar 21, 2017 1:00 am - The vast majority of taxing bodies potentially affected by a proposed $21 million tax refund for a development in western Hoffman Estates dislike the idea so much they r...
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Which suburbs' vehicle allowances count toward pensions?Nov 15, 2016 12:00 am - Does your town give its top administrator a vehicle allowance that raises his or her public pension? How much did a two-year Open Meetings Act fight between Grayslake El...
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District 214 class prepares teens for success after high schoolJul 01, 2016 11:00 pm - Ten months ago, 14-year-old Armando Ramírez couldn't speak English. He immigrated to Rolling Meadows from Michoacán, Mexico, making the difficult choice to leave his pa...
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Editorial: Voters have chance to drop an archaic school positionMay 11, 2016 11:00 pm - Every few years, Cook County residents are reminded that their county supports the last vestige of one of the most archaic layers of government in modern times. These ar...
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Cuban refugee Andres Lara to speak to Latino teensNov 15, 2015 10:00 pm - More than 500 Northwest suburban high school students will participate in the 15th annual Latino Summit from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 20, at Harper College, 1200 W....
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District 207 benefits from Lake Forest medical waste firm settlementOct 30, 2015 1:00 am - A Lake Forest medical waste disposal company has settled a nationwide lawsuit stemming from its practice of overcharging government agencies for inaccurate operating cos...
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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...