Cook County Schools
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Bid on your dream date for charityFeb 02, 2011 11:00 pm - Wouldn’t Mary Peabody of Elgin be surprised if she learned that a center she indirectly helped create for nurturing individuals with behavioral and emotional needs was f...
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Drafting teacher reflects on careerFeb 02, 2011 11:00 pm - Last week, I wrote about Jerry Hund, a Bartlett High School teacher who was named the 2010 Illinois Drafting Teacher of the Year by the Illinois Drafting Educator’s Asso...
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U-46 closed for third day in a rowFeb 02, 2011 11:00 pm - The largest school district in the suburbs will be closed for the third day in a row on Friday. Elgin Area School District U-46 announced Thursday afternoon that the mor...
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Blizzard's death toll rises to nine in suburbsFeb 02, 2011 10:00 pm - The local death toll rose to nine on Thursday. Six people died shoveling snow. A Kane County employee collapsed Wednesday after plowing the roads. A Mundelein woman was ...
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Boys bust a move at Arlington school’s talent showJan 31, 2011 11:00 pm - A surprising group of dancers opened the talent show on Friday for Poe Elementary School in Arlington Heights: fourth- and fifth-grade boys. Dressed in black and sportin...
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Moment of silence far from goldenJan 31, 2011 11:00 pm - It has come to my attention that Bartlett High School has picked up a 15-second “moment of silence” every morning. As a former student of Bartlett High School and a poli...
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Barrington teacher dies after collapsingJan 31, 2011 10:00 pm - A Barrington District 220 substitute teacher collapsed in the parking lot of Prairie Middle School Tuesday afternoon and later died at the hospital, according to the dis...
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Palatine schools considering making bag toss part of gym classJan 31, 2011 12:00 am - Think about the bean bag game known as baggo or bags and you'll be forgiven for conjuring up images of a tailgate bash in the shadows of Soldier Field or a fraternity fr...
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Small gestures of good, bad leave lasting marks on kidsJan 30, 2011 11:00 pm - A smart kid with good grades, Michael Spivak came from a supportive family and had just celebrated a successful bar mitzvah that ushered him into manhood. But he still w...
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Fox Valley preps for stormJan 30, 2011 11:00 pm - The City of Elgin is hoping to alert motorists to possible trouble spots as the region stares down the barrel of a massive winter storm today and Wednesday. Public works...