Kane County Schools
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ECC collecting school supplies for area studentsJul 23, 2013 2:32 pm - Last year the line formed at 3 a.m. for Elgin Community College’s school supply giveaway. The event — Project Backpack — officially started at 10 a.m. and by then about ...
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Audit: Suburban governments far from transparentJul 10, 2013 5:30 am - When it comes to posting certain information on government websites so that it's readily accessible to the public, most suburban agencies have a long way to go before th...
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Former Burlington schools chief loved the classroomJun 29, 2013 6:12 pm - In most cases, when a school superintendent steps down, it’s to retire, hit the golf course and celebrate the Golden Years. For Edward E. Stock, it was time to return h...
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Why $25,000 in food on Batavia school charge cards?Jun 19, 2013 4:30 am - It wasn't the more than $1 million in purchases that caught Carl Dinwiddie's eye, but rather the nearly $25,000 in food costs tucked among all the spending. After reques...
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A new generation of directors leads CTE in ‘iSing’Jun 18, 2013 11:18 am - When Allison Cherry stepped onto the Children’s Theatre of Elgin stage in 1992 as a second grader, she never dreamed that she would one day end up running the show. But...
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Union teacher conference costs some taxpayers twiceJun 05, 2013 5:15 am - Taxpayers in Wheeling Elementary District 21 paid $7,702 to cover the salaries of eight educators who spent a Thursday and Friday in April at a union conference in downt...
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How a retired teacher's pension adds up to $400,000May 29, 2013 5:00 am - Little-known pension program sparks debate
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South Elgin teen chooses GED, college over high schoolMay 26, 2013 3:33 pm - Kevin Lopuszanski didn’t like high school — so he got out as soon as he could. The South Elgin teen stopping attending at the end of his sophomore year at St. Charles No...
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Hampshire, ECC product Dumoulin to play at NIUMay 25, 2013 2:55 pm - Alex Dumoulin is breaking from the family tradition. Dumoulin, a Hampshire graduate who led the Elgin Community College women’s basketball team to the NJCAA Division II ...
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Batavia entrepreneurs take 'Wifflot' to next levelMay 23, 2013 11:00 pm - It has all the elements: The requisite graded mound, 40 feet from home plate; bases 45 feet apart. It's 75 feet down both lines, and the outfield fence is adorned with s...