Cook County Schools
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Cook County commissioner to ask Elk Grove students how to spend federal dollarsAug 23, 2021 1:00 am - Cook County Commissioner Kevin Morrison will solicit ideas from Elk Grove High School students on how the county should spend $1 billion in federal funds during two town...
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How North, Northwest suburban schools could serve as vaccination sitesJan 22, 2021 12:00 am - A group of North and Northwest suburban high school districts are coordinating efforts to host mass vaccination clinics for their teachers and staffs inside school gymna...
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With social distancing in place, Northwest suburban candidate filing begins for April 2021 electionsDec 14, 2020 12:00 am - Last month's presidential contest may still seem fresh in everyone's minds, but candidates for a bevy of Northwest suburban political offices already are looking ahead t...
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State urges minority-owned businesses to apply for pandemic aidNov 07, 2020 12:00 am - State officials are urging minority-owned businesses to apply for $175 million in COVID-19 relief available through the Business Interruption Grant program. The Illinois...
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Arlington Heights woman helps energy provider tackle issues about race, equityOct 31, 2020 1:00 am - Growing up biracial in a predominantly Latino community, Nicole Durham learned the importance of appreciating others' differences and having tough conversations about ra...
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What Hanover Park learned from equity town hallsSep 26, 2020 1:00 am - Hanover Park village leaders are developing action items to deliver services more equitably after a series of virtual town halls that wrapped up last week. Residents' fe...
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Barrington High grad leading effort for later school start timesSep 22, 2020 11:00 pm - Eric Albrecht remembers well getting to the bus stop by 6:30 a.m., sleepy and tired, to attend classes at Barrington High School. The district has since done what Albrec...
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Cook County turns spotlight on racial equity this weekSep 12, 2020 1:00 am - Cook County's second annual Racial Equity Week begins Monday and runs through Friday, offering a series of interactive virtual events with community leaders, experts, ar...
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Preckwinkle: Dramatic rise in suicides among Cook County's Black populationAug 08, 2020 1:00 am - Cook County is seeing a dramatic increase in suicides among Black residents. "There have been more suicides so far this year in the Black community than in all of 2019,"...
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'Cancer doesn't stop, and neither will we': Relay For Life goes virtual in DuPage, Northwest Cook countiesJun 04, 2020 6:00 am - Hearing the word cancer come out of the doctor's mouth is devastating. The world suddenly goes quiet and all you hear are the words echoing around in your head. Feeling...