Kane County Schools
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Deng wants to undo guilty plea for 2005 Halloween slayingOct 21, 2011 12:00 am - A judge will rule next Wednesday whether to allow Gareng Deng to withdraw his guilty plea for killing a Hoffman Estates substance abuse counselor on Halloween 2005. Deng...
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Dist. 300 teacher brings world into the classroomOct 20, 2011 1:00 am - Ask a typical seventh-grader about Islam, personal finances, or 9/11 and you'll most likely be met with a blank stare and a long “um.” But one teacher in Community Unit ...
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Geneva students grow more than just pumpkinsOct 20, 2011 12:00 am - “Buy your pumpkins here!” shout six second-grade girls holding up a sign listing prices for pumpkins. They were among 30 Western Avenue Elementary students selling pumpk...
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Emotional sentencing for former St. Charles youth guard pushed to Dec. 27Oct 20, 2011 12:00 am - Tina Smith’s life has been a nightmare since her husband Craig was killed in a head-on crash on Oct. 2, 2008, in a no-passing zone along Fabyan Parkway in Blackberry Tow...
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U-46 attorneys play down consultant’s reportOct 20, 2011 12:00 am - Attorneys for Elgin Area School District U-46 said a bilingual special education consultant hired by the plaintiffs’ attorneys “cherry picked” information to complete a ...
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District 300 community plans protest in SpringfieldOct 19, 2011 5:45 am - Community Unit District 300 will take its opposition to the proposed extension of tax breaks for Hoffman Estates-based Sears Holdings Corp. straight to lawmakers in the ...
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Halt Sears tax breakOct 19, 2011 5:00 am - There are more than 21,000 children in District 300, and for the last 23 years they have been figuratively told to sit quietly at the back of the bus while their educati...
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U-46 insider supports D300 fightOct 19, 2011 5:00 am - As a parent with two kids in the U-46 school system, a two-time candidate for the U-46 board of education and a former vice chairman of the U-46 Citizens Advisory Counci...
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All ages can party zombie style at BatfestOct 19, 2011 12:00 am - Bats might not be attending the Batfest this year, but zombies will. This year, Batfest will be from 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22 at Batavia#146;s d...
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Carpentersville, Dundees back District 300 in Sears tax break fightOct 19, 2011 12:00 am - Carpentersville joined East Dundee and West Dundee this week by supporting Community Unit District 300 in its fight against a proposed tax break extension for Sears Hold...