Cook County Schools
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MCC official selected to manage U-46's finances, operationsAug 03, 2009 11:00 pm - A McHenry County College official will soon be overseeing the finances and operations of the state's second largest school district. Ronald Ally, currently the Treasurer...
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Schools look for private investment to help fund wind farmAug 02, 2009 11:00 pm - When state Sen. Michael Noland and state Rep. Fred Crespo went to bat for wind power last year, they predicted a hard-fought battle against Illinois' electric utilities....
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Dist. 57 controversies settled in time for new school yearJul 29, 2009 11:00 pm - After almost a month on the job, things have been pretty quiet for Mount Prospect District 57 Superintendent Elaine Aumiller - and that's just fine with her. "Thankfully...
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Elgin-based soldiers return home after Afghanistan tourJul 27, 2009 11:00 pm - They marched onto Streamwood High School's football field Monday morning armed with yellow roses instead of rifles. Families of the 110 men of Elgin-based Company B, 1st...
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Schaumburg Peace Corps volunteer makes a difference in MoroccoJul 27, 2009 11:00 pm - For years, women in a small Moroccan community dreamed of having a center of their own, where they might learn to read, get health services and even master a trade. It t...
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For pregnant teen, homelessness adds to 'some really rough times'Jul 26, 2009 11:00 pm - She puts on a brave face, her arms calmly around her baby bump. But as Angelica Ortuno recounts the upheaval in her life recently, a tremor can be detected in the 17-yea...
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Schools always there as a source of stabilityJul 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Inger Balderas describes it as a nightmare. One that's been going on for far too long. The mother of five has spent the past month at the Elgin-based Community Crisis Ce...
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District 62 to borrow $109 million for facilities upgrades, repairsJul 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Des Plaines Elementary District 62 plans to overhaul its schools with a $109 million loan that officials say won't cost taxpayers an extra dime. The school board recentl...
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Longtime Northwest suburban track coach dies in NebraskaJul 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Greg "Fed" Fedyski made a living getting kids to love running, and his most famous pupil ran all the way to the Olympics. "Kids in middle school don't want to get up at ...
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U-46 names new principals, administratorsJul 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46 named a slew of new principals and administrators this week. Myrna Burgos, the former principal of Sheridan Elementary in Elgin, will mov...