Cook County Schools
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Second Bartlett High School grad dies in warSep 15, 2009 11:00 pm - The war on terror has claimed the life of a Bartlett High School graduate for the second time in a year. Pfc. Matthew Martinek of DeKalb died Sept. 11 at Landstuhl Regio...
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Read about Hubert Thompson before you vote to cut mental health careSep 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Read before you vote: Before voting to cut mental health care, we want state lawmakers to read about mentally ill Hubert Thompson's sentence in the murder of James Malo...
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Man slain a year ago, but Hoffman Estates family still waits for arrestSep 06, 2009 11:00 pm - Sitting at his kitchen table with his tattoo-covered arms folded, Jeffery Ziegler appears as comfortable as he's ever going to be inside his Hoffman Estates home. It was...
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Tollway project pushed through with less scrutiny, public inputSep 05, 2009 11:00 pm - The Illinois tollway's $1.8 billion Green Lanes project sped its way to approval without the same public input and detailed analyses as other construction projects, reco...
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At Christian Liberty it's about school spirit, not a final scoreSep 04, 2009 11:00 pm - The Christian Liberty Chargers burst through a banner before their home opener on Friday, and for the first time, it counted. They played the Eagles from Chicago Hope Ac...
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VH's Daniels, Spencer excel on the field -- and as best buddiesSep 03, 2009 11:00 pm - It probably didn't register, probably wasn't even given a second thought. DaVaris Daniels nonchalantly walked over to Evan Spencer's house Tuesday night so that I could ...
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Unable to hire a teacher, Whiteley forms multi-age classesSep 03, 2009 11:00 pm - As each parent walked through the doors of Frank C. Whiteley School for student registration, Principal Mary Szuch realized she had a growing staffing dilemma on her han...
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Arlington Heights mayor donates prints for Finnerty family fundraiserSep 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Prints of an artist's sketch of Arlington Heights landmarks will benefit an education fund for the children who survived a family tragedy in June. The sketch was commiss...
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Dist. 220 teachers win grantsSep 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Several Barrington Unit District 220 teachers have won grants from the district's nonprofit Educational Foundation for the fall semester to help fund projects for innova...
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Fall is in the air at Dist. 211Sep 03, 2009 11:00 pm - I don't need watch the falling mercury or see the back-to-school sales to know that students have returned to the classrooms. The unofficial end of the summer for me hap...