Cook County Schools
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U-46 desegregation trial: The impactFeb 24, 2011 11:00 pm - Second of four parts In 2002, Rockford public schools closed the book on a 13-year episode that ripped the community apart and cost taxpayers more than $250 million...
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Dist. 220 candidates’ forum setFeb 24, 2011 11:00 pm - The Barrington Unit District 220 PTO Presidents’ Council is soliciting questions online for its board of education candidates’ forum to be held from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. F...
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New principals in Arlington Heights District 25Feb 24, 2011 11:00 pm - Four new principals have been named to fill upcoming vacancies created by retirements in Arlington Heights Elementary District 25, Superintendent Sarah Jerome announced....
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Maine West video wins contestFeb 24, 2011 11:00 pm - Five Maine West High School students won first place Friday in a Cook County sheriff’s competition, for producing the best video that promotes safe driving among teenage...
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Foster dad steps up to help homeless Conant studentFeb 24, 2011 11:00 pm - Life up to now has been “kinda everything,” says Anthony “Richie” Lemus, a homeless 18-year-old who just shrugs when asked where he grew up. There was the trailer park i...
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Prospect High School orchestra invited to perform in LondonFeb 24, 2011 11:00 pm - Prospect High School will be visited by representatives of the British government Monday when the PHS Orchestra receives a formal, in-person invitation to perform in the...
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U-46 desegregation trial: The issuesFeb 24, 2011 12:00 am - First of four parts Few people would dispute that Elgin Area School District U-46 — the state's largest district outside Chicago — is racially diverse, and that the...
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D211 candidates discuss how they would control costsFeb 24, 2011 12:00 am - When voters approved a tax increase in 2005, Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 officials said the new money would prevent cuts to programs and staffing. Six y...
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Elgin wheelchair theft victim now loses motherFeb 24, 2011 12:00 am - In the fall, people in Elgin and surrounding towns rallied around Natalie Chastain, an Elgin High School senior whose specialized wheelchair was stolen. Now, they are co...
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Hoffman Estates school lift lockdown after police arrest armed suspectFeb 23, 2011 11:00 pm - A Hoffman Estates day care was evacuated and two schools put on soft lockdown this morning after police received a report of a suicidal man possibly armed with a gun. No...