Lake County Schools
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District 75 outlines budget cutsMar 09, 2010 10:00 pm - More than a dozen teachers, as well as other staffers, will be released and other adjustments considered as Mundelein Elementary District 75 works to trim a projected de...
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Schools superintendents riding the fence on income tax increaseMar 09, 2010 10:00 pm - Throwing support behind an income tax increase is a political hot potato for local legislators. It's also one for school superintendents, who, across the suburbs, have s...
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Fighting back against the tide of school budget cutsMar 07, 2010 10:00 pm - Second of two parts Brad Hawk has a bird's-eye view of what he calls "a perfect financial storm." The former superintendent of Central Unit District 301 in western Kane ...
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Sprint racing is a passion to Warren Township familyMar 06, 2010 10:00 pm - He's been around fast cars pretty much all his life, but Jason Cox vividly remembers his first competition at age 8. "It was in the winter. We raced in a swine barn in C...
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Help for Haiti continues in AntiochMar 05, 2010 10:00 pm - The Haitian earthquake has been off the front pages, as media attention is on the recent temblor in Chile. It's easy to forget thousands of Haitians are still reeling f...
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Lake County briefsMar 05, 2010 10:00 pm - District 116 needs board member: Round Lake Area Unit District 116 is seeking a replacement for board member W. Guy Finley, who has resigned. An eligible applican...
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District 116 not immune from budget problemsMar 05, 2010 10:00 pm - Round Lake Area Unit District 116 is considered financially stable enough to have local elected officials running the show again, but that doesn't mean it's immune from ...
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District 75 to cut teachersMar 01, 2010 10:00 pm - Fifteen teachers are expected to be laid off in Mundelein Elementary District 75 as a result of declining enrollment, officials said Monday. Further cuts are anticipated...
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Soldier gets standing ovation from Island Lake schoolMar 01, 2010 10:00 pm - The nearly 660 students at Cotton Creek Elementary School in Island Lake gave a standing ovation to U.S. Army Sgt. Adam Colon, of Lakemoor, after he spoke to them about ...
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Chilean relatives use the Internet to search for survivorsFeb 27, 2010 10:00 pm - With most phone towers down in Chile after Saturday's earthquake, many people with relatives there scrambled to locate them using the Internet. Jennifer Conlin has a gra...