Cook County Schools
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The trouble with dual-languageApr 09, 2011 12:00 am - Not only is School District U-46 close to losing 200 teachers and implementing a dual language program, but other surrounding districts are as well, like District 300, w...
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Hersey hosts concert band festivalApr 08, 2011 12:00 am - Marching bands and jazz ensembles have their competitions, but the concert bands — recognized as the backbone of a school’s music program — rarely perform outside their ...
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Reinhart safe, but 'Idol' boots front-runnerApr 07, 2011 12:00 am - “American Idol” front-runner Pia Toscano reacted with poise when host Ryan Seacrest announced she was voted off the show in one of the most shocking boots in Idol's hist...
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Palatine District 15 newcomers plan to make campaign rhetoric a realityApr 07, 2011 12:00 am - The slate of challengers who swept out a trio of incumbents from the Palatine Township Elementary District 15 school board are out to show their hard line on ending defi...
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Carpentersville panel: Cut crossing guardsApr 07, 2011 12:00 am - Five Carpentersville crossing guards could be out of a job in June — unless the village board has a sudden change of heart. The village’s Audit and Finance Commission vo...
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Visit Garden of Diversity in Schaumburg SaturdayApr 07, 2011 12:00 am - Schaumburg-area residents will have a great opportunity Saturday to learn more about the different cultures that exist all around them. The Schaumburg Park District and ...
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District 15 winners helped out by affluent, controversial bond issueApr 07, 2011 12:00 am - If you didn't support last year's controversial $27 million bond issue proposal in Palatine Township Elementary District 15, chances are you didn't support the incumbent...
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Haley on the hook again?Apr 06, 2011 2:00 am - Haley Reinhart continued her “American Idol” comeback Wednesday night. But with so many strong performances, the Wheeling native could find her Idol journey has come to ...
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More open U-46 board?Apr 06, 2011 12:00 am - The four winners in the Elgin Area School District U-46 board race come from different backgrounds: teaching, social work, editing, litigation. But all of them hit on th...
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Hersey band fest is SaturdayApr 06, 2011 12:00 am - More than 2,500 people are expected at John Hersey High School on Saturday, April 9, to hear some of the best high school bands in Illinois. The 11th annual Chicagoland ...