Kane County Schools
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Lake County's lone charter school wants to keep doors openJan 04, 2009 10:00 pm - Prairie Crossing Charter School in Grayslake wants state permission to stay open for another 10 years. If that sounds odd, it's because pitching achievements to the Illi...
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Diamond Lake teacher to bring the tropics to MundeleinJan 04, 2009 10:00 pm - Without question, second-grade teacher Kati VanZeeland will enjoy the beaches, active volcanoes and rain forests filled with tropical wildlife in Costa Rica. But the Mun...
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Elk Grove woman's homemade pins made impact on autism researchJan 04, 2009 10:00 pm - Julia Smith of Elk Grove Village has something in common with former NFL quarterback Doug Flutie: both made contributions in 2008 to the National Autism Association's Bu...
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Lake County in 60 secondsJan 04, 2009 10:00 pm - New snowmobile restrictions Snowmobiling is no longer allowed on a long stretch of the Des Plaines River Trail through Lake County, forest preserve district officials ha...
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Youth sports returning to Des Plaines schoolsJan 03, 2009 10:00 pm - The new year will bring the return of funding of a popular extracurricular sports program to Des Plaines middle schools. The Elementary District 62 school board voted at...
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In the long run, Falsey's hope wins outJan 03, 2009 10:00 pm - "If children have the ability to ignore odds and percentages, then maybe we can learn from them. When you think about it, what other choice is there but hope? We hav...
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Health, not weight loss, the goal, people at gym sayJan 03, 2009 10:00 pm - The key to keeping that New Year's resolution of getting fit shouldn't be a short-term goal to shed all that post-holiday padding. Instead, it should be all about embrac...
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Neuqua begins new year with winJan 02, 2009 10:00 pm - The goals were clear heading into Saturday's Upstate Eight Conference girls basketball game, and Neuqua Valley met them both. Get off to a quick start and put 2008's tou...
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Elgin library contest goes internationalJan 02, 2009 10:00 pm - StoryTubes, a 21st Century-style book report contest originated in Elgin, has gone international. Seven libraries, including one in Canada and another in Alaska, have jo...
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Larkin hosts girls gymnastics invitational todayJan 02, 2009 10:00 pm - Larkin High School will host its 25th annual girls gymnastics invitational today, beginning at 1 p.m. in the high school gymnasium. The event, which is run by longtime L...