Cook County Schools
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Wheeling native recounts daring Alaska rescueFeb 23, 2011 11:00 pm - A Wheeling native and St. Viator graduate is being hailed as a hero after helping rescue five Alaskan fishermen who were stranded on their beached fishing boat, which wa...
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District 15 attorney defends appointment process, timingFeb 22, 2011 11:00 pm - The Palatine Township Elementary District 15 board’s appointment filling a vacant seat couldn’t have been an intentional move to keep voters from making the call, accord...
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Hopefuls want to keep Dist. 54 on trackFeb 22, 2011 10:00 pm - There are many heated battles in the Northwest suburbs this election season, but the race for Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54 board is proving to be an unusua...
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Suspicious object at high school harmlessFeb 22, 2011 12:00 am - A suspicious package which caused Barrington High School students to be dismissed early Tuesday has been determined to be harmless, authorities said. The suspicious obje...
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Over 100 schools to compete in annual Jazz in the MeadowsFeb 22, 2011 12:00 am - The largest high school jazz competition in the Midwest is back for the 26th year. Jazz in the Meadows, a daylong series of jazz bands and combos, is 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Satur...
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Palatine students find music in everyday objectsFeb 21, 2011 11:00 pm - A music teacher in Palatine credits the Blue Man Group with bringing her unit on rhythm and syncopated notes to life. Melanie Madsen, the music teacher at Paddock Elemen...
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Suburbs' stimulus rebates costing you?Feb 21, 2011 10:00 pm - Two local governments have squirreled away loan rebates from a federal stimulus program in a way financial experts say has put taxpayers at risk. Warren Township High Sc...
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Program to tell about Nellie BlyFeb 21, 2011 12:00 am - Daily Herald report On Saturday, March 19, you are invited to celebrate Women’s History Month at the annual brunch where Lynn Rymarz will portray Nellie Bly, “Daredevil ...
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District leaders not putting kids firstFeb 20, 2011 11:00 pm - In the Feb. 16 Daily Herald, the spokesman for Maine Township High School District 207, Mr. Dave Berry, stated “it’s difficult to know if the assumptions are going to be...
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Most Dist. 57 candidates say referendum not prudent nowFeb 20, 2011 11:00 pm - All four candidates running for the Mount Prospect Elementary District 57 school board agree tough decisions lie ahead when it comes to the district’s finances. But they...