McHenry County Schools
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Glenbrook Elementary student qualifies for Scripps National Spelling Bee with Kane County Regional winMar 27, 2024 7:19 pm - Yahya Mohammed, a student at Glenbrook Elementary in Elgin, took the top prize in the Kane County Regional Spelling Bee held at Thompson Middle School in St. Charles on W...
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Two winning teams at Northeastern Illinois Envirothon advance to stateMar 26, 2024 1:09 pm - What a whirlwind of two days! On March 12 and 14, more than 125 students on 25 teams from 17 Northeastern Illinois high schools competed in the Northeastern Illinois Envi...
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Wildlife refuge gets additional 985 acres, touted as largest open land acquisition in Chicago area in decadesMar 26, 2024 12:19 pm - Just shy of 1,000 acres adjacent to Richmond are set to become part of the Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge, according to the nonprofit agencies that negotiated its pu...
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District 300 Foundation awards grant promoting fitness programMar 25, 2024 6:17 pm - Algonquin-based Community Unit District 300 is generating enthusiasm for physical activity and movement with their state-of-the-art Railyard Fitness system. Every day, ve...
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Marengo grits out win over Streamwood on a blustery dayMar 25, 2024 6:03 pm - There will assuredly be more aesthically pleasing victories for Marengo’s baseball team than Monday’s 17-9 nonconference triumph over Streamwood. The conditions — low-50-...
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St. Charles North rolls past Crystal Lake Central in invitational championship matchMar 23, 2024 4:33 pm - The championship match of the St. Charles Invitational looked to be a highly competitive match between two teams that made deep runs in last season’s playoffs. And for the first 20 minutes, it was.
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Hail the Barrington home run queenMar 21, 2024 6:00 am - Arizona-bound senior Emma Kavangh set Barrington’s home run record this season. She cracked No. 46 in a March 13 home game against Taft to establish the Fillies’ record. Entering Wednesday, Kavanagh had increased it to 48.
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Local basketball players enter transfer portalMar 20, 2024 9:24 pm - St. Viator graduate Jeremiah Hernandez and Buffalo Grove graduate Kam Craft have entered the transfer portal.
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Saint Viator returns to layperson leadership in hiring of president from suburban SeattleMar 20, 2024 7:59 pm - Saint Viator High School in Arlington Heights will return to layperson leadership through the selection of its 12th president in school history: a high school principal f...
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Split vote on tax hikes: Round Lake library falls short; Grayslake District 46 approvedMar 19, 2024 8:55 pm - Voters approve Deer Park non-home-rule sales tax A tax hike request by the Round Lake Area Public Library District to build a new facility fell short Tuesday but vo...