Cook County Schools
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Beautiful on a budget: Donated prom dresses on sale in ElginApr 10, 2010 11:00 pm - South Elgin dad Joe DeRolf remembers taking his daughter shopping for a prom dress when she was a freshman. He and Kayla, now a senior at South Elgin High School, spent ...
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Latino high school students get the message: College is for you, tooApr 09, 2010 11:00 pm - Latino high school students don't have to let a lack of money keep them from going to college, educators said Friday at the annual Latino Senior Summit at Harper College...
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Saturday Soapbox: Listen on Molly, EvanApr 09, 2010 11:00 pm - 'Work hard, follow your dream': No one can bring that message home better than people like local Olympians Evan Lysacek and Molly Schaus and, more recently, Glenb...
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Dist. 220 wants to teach younger students ChineseApr 08, 2010 11:00 pm - Barrington Unit District 220 will soon apply for a federal grant that would allow it to partner with the University of Illinois to create a 17-year-long curriculum for t...
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Beloved Prospect Heights band instructor retiring after 40 yearsApr 06, 2010 11:00 pm - Not many people stay at the same job for 40 years - especially one involving adolescents - but Dave Thomas, the MacArthur Middle School band director, has stuck around t...
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U-46 frustrated over lack of funding fix helpApr 06, 2010 11:00 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46 officials are expressing frustration with both the state board of education and state House leaders, saying they are dragging their feet ...
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U-46's CFO leaving to take job at Harper CollegeApr 06, 2010 11:00 pm - The second chief financial officer in less than a year has announced his resignation from Elgin Area School District U-46. Ron Ally will leave his position July 1, acco...
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Palatine schools' bond sale divides board, communityApr 05, 2010 11:00 pm - Bond issues are a common tool by school districts and municipalities to raise funds, especially for capital projects. But Palatine Township Elementary District 15 intend...
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EIU honors Hersey teacher and documentary filmmakerApr 05, 2010 11:00 pm - Hersey High School teacher Bruce Janu has won awards from national film festivals for his documentaries about Darfur. Next week, he will receive an award recognizing his...
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Upset over firing of Vince RamirezApr 04, 2010 11:00 pm - I am very upset by the sudden firing of Dstrict 57 former employee Vince Ramirez. Both of my children were students in that district and they both knew Mr. Ramirez. If t...