Kane County Schools
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No more corporate sweetheart dealsOct 25, 2011 5:00 am - More than 20 years after receiving some $247 million in state and local tax incentives to stay in Illinois and develop a new business campus in Hoffman Estates, Sears wa...
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A look at Elgin headlines 100 years agoOct 25, 2011 1:00 am - “I can’t believe they dropped that sacred vow from wedding ceremonies.” “No matter what Elgin does it can’t control drinking with a ‘Black List.’” “With over 100 polic...
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Suit: Dist. 300, bus company negligent in school bus attackOct 25, 2011 12:00 am - The mother of a special needs student at Dundee Middle School is suing Community Unit District 300 and its busing company, saying both were negligent in allowing a stude...
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United Way of Elgin provides grants to local groupsOct 24, 2011 1:00 am - Submitted by United Way of Elgin United Way of Elgin is now accepting letters of intent from organizations interested in applying for a 2012-14 grant. The form is availa...
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Marmion Academy thinks pink with 5K runOct 23, 2011 12:00 am - Brock Krueger never met his grandmother, but the South Elgin teen grew up in a family marked by her death at the age of 54 from breast cancer. His family's experience ma...
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Don’t mess with teacher pensionsOct 22, 2011 5:00 am - I am writing in support of teachers both past and present. Pensions should not be touched. Teachers have paid into their pension for years only to watch the state of Ill...
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Former District 158 board member remembered as taxpayer advocateOct 21, 2011 5:30 am - A former Huntley Unit District 158 school board member who won over supporters as an advocate for taxpayers and created enemies with his often cantankerous style has die...
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Sears doing nothing wrongOct 21, 2011 5:00 am - For the past several weeks, I have read a few letters from people associated with District 300 schools agonizing over the potential move out of Illinois that Sears is co...
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Arrest follows bomb threat at St. Charles EastOct 21, 2011 1:00 am - A bomb threat at St. Charles East High School led to the arrest of a 16-year-old female student Thursday, police said. It’s the second incident in the district in three ...
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Geneva schools’ eavesdropping case still aliveOct 21, 2011 12:00 am - A judge Friday refused to dismiss a lawsuit charging a former Geneva school principal with illegal eavesdropping. Kane County Circuit Judge Thomas Mueller disagreed with...