Kane County Schools
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D300 sharing fiber optic cable network with othersAug 17, 2011 1:00 am - As Community Unit District 300 builds a fiber-optic cable network connecting its 27 schools, some local communities are finding out they can tap into that resource and s...
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The Why: Experts analyze why Facio stabbed his teacherAug 17, 2011 12:00 am - Angel Facio says he didn’t know he was going to hurt Carolyn Gilbert that cold January day. Committing such a random act is not unusual for teens pushed to the brink, ex...
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Batavia High School’s Fine Arts Centre to open SaturdayAug 17, 2011 12:00 am - I graduated from Batavia High School in 1968. Although the old high school where I started in downtown Batavia had a stage, there wasn’t enough money to include one in t...
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Incarceration: Rehabilitation not part of Angel Facio's lifeAug 17, 2011 12:00 am - He'd be taking classes at Elgin Community College by now, he imagines. Angel Facio had always wanted to be a chef. “Eggs con chorizo” were one of the specialties he used...
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Isolation: The constant for Angel FacioAug 16, 2011 12:00 am - Elgin teen describes emotions on the day he stabbed teacher
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The prosecutor: Facio case was ‘clearly premeditated’Aug 16, 2011 12:00 am - It was all a matter of timing. At home watching the news with his wife one Friday night in January 2008, Kevin Frey knew almost instantly Angel Facio’s case would be his...
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U-46 predicts budget surplus, with conditionsAug 15, 2011 12:00 am - Despite late payments, reduced revenues from the state and other variables, Elgin Area School District U-46 leaders anticipate a budget with a surplus of $11 million for...
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New school year starts in District 300Aug 15, 2011 12:00 am - More than 20,000 students headed back to school Monday for the first day of classes in Community Unit District 300. It is the beginning of a new era under the guidance ...
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District 203 refurbishes computers for studentsAug 14, 2011 12:00 am - No one knows a high school student's needs like a high schooler, and tops on that list is likely to be access to a computer. Not every family has the financial means to ...
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District 300 staff pumped for new yearAug 12, 2011 12:00 am - There was little sign of the tension that had embodied Community Unit District 300 in the past year, as thousands of teachers, support staff and administrators on Friday...