Cook County Schools
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Tri-Cities in 60 secondsFeb 15, 2009 10:00 pm - Join Elmer at lunch Elmer Lange of "Elmer's Tunes" will play old standards and big band songs at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 20 at the Salvation Army Golden Diners, 1710 S. Sev...
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Rapid changes are just the first step in an overhaul of U-46Feb 15, 2009 10:00 pm - Few would disagree that Jose Torres inherited a mess when he was named superintendent of Illinois' second-largest school district. Yet Torres' almost unbridled approach ...
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Stevenson can't defend IHSA chess crown; BHS junior top individualFeb 15, 2009 10:00 pm - It's hard to repeat in high school chess. Just ask Stevenson High School Coach Scott Oliver. His team, which won the overall Illinois High School Association (IHSA) cham...
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Changing law best way to deal with Dist. 204's challengeFeb 15, 2009 10:00 pm - This is not the column I planned to write. No, after watching video online and reading news accounts of my middle school community eloquently and emotionally addressing...
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The briefsFeb 15, 2009 10:00 pm - Visit 'Passport to the World' in Wheeling "Passport to the World," Wheeling Park District's annual multicultural celebration, will be held 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Feb....
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Motivational speaker to deliver his message at Glenbard high schoolsFeb 15, 2009 10:00 pm - An Emmy-nominated motivational speaker will deliver his drug-free message this week to parents and students at Glenbard high schools. Milton Creagh will lead three even...
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Elect Dist. 15 board that stops bickeringFeb 15, 2009 10:00 pm - The recent general election was one of the longest political campaigns in American history leaving most of us exhausted. However, we must not overlook the coming Distric...
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U-46 chief reflects on decisions, looks to futureFeb 15, 2009 10:00 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46 Superintendent Jose Torres has spent his first seven months making a host of aggressive decisions, including the recent housecleaning of ...
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Former Northwest suburban 'beatnik' makes name for himself in New YorkFeb 15, 2009 10:00 pm - Richard Pinter still remembers his teen years in Mount Prospect as difficult ones. The director of the acting department at New York City's famed Neighborhood Playhouse ...
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Northwest suburbs in 60 secondsFeb 15, 2009 10:00 pm - Town meeting on casino Des Plaines 6th Ward Alderman Mark Walsten and 2nd Ward Alderman Marty Moylan will host a town meeting on the city's proposed casino development a...