Cook County Schools
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Briefs: Library gets new directorNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - The Vernon Area Public Library District has a new director. Cynthia Fuerst has been hired to lead the Lincolnshire-area district. Fuels will start Jan. 5 and replace All...
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Carlson takes Wildcats pitchNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Jon Carlson had some good options for his college baseball career. The 6-foot-3 Rolling Meadows left-hander made visits to Kentucky and California. Louisville also showe...
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Kachmer piling up the pointsNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - St. Francis senior running back Mark Kachmer has run for 27 touchdowns and two 2-point conversions. He's caught a touchdown pass and has returned a kickoff for a touchdo...
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Teen accused of bomb threat out on bailNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - A Warren Township High School student accused by police of making a false bomb threat is out on bail, but banned from going near the school. Billy R. Morrow, 17, of Lake...
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Larkin High to present black light playNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Black light art was a staple in the sixties. The ultraviolet lighting technique was used to bring fluorescent colors, preferably on black velvet, to psychedelic life. Gr...
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Geneva's O-line graduates from pigs to hogsNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - When your team hasn't advanced to the state championship football game in 33 years, the hunger to achieve such a feat is larger than ever. For the Geneva Vikings, satisf...
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'Tis the season for labor talkNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Last week I spoke with Officer Florene Williams, head of the Hoffman Estates patrol officers union, which covers 80 cops. She called me the day after the story broke abo...
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Metea Valley's first principal excited for charge aheadNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Indian Prairie Unit District 204 has promised parents the walls of Metea Valley High School will be up by August. Now it's up to one man, Principal Jim Schmid, to build ...
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Palatine to hit 75,000 residentsNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Officials say Palatine is nearly built out and that trends suggest its population will peak at 75,000 people within the next 10 years. Despite being one of the Chicago a...
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South Elgin's Pierce, Vitiello make their college choicesNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - It was a big day Wednesday for the South Elgin softball program. Kimberly Pierce, who transferred to South Elgin from Tampa, Fla., prior to the spring semester of 2007, ...