Will County Schools
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Name change for Elgin’s Crosby Street?Jun 07, 2011 12:00 am - A block-long street named for an Elgin lawyer in the late 1800s may soon refer to a different history. Elgin City Council members will hold a public hearing Wednesday t...
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District 204 plans more budget cutsJun 07, 2011 12:00 am - Indian Prairie Unit District 204 school board members are taking stock of about a dozen ways administrators plan to cut roughly $1.6 million in 2012 budget costs. The b...
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'The Judge' was an Elgin, Kane institutionJun 06, 2011 1:00 am - Years ago, if you wanted to run for countywide office in Kane County, you'd first have to see “The Judge.” But it didn't mean going to the courthouse. It meant visiting ...
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Dist. 300 adds furlough days to cut costsJun 06, 2011 12:00 am - In a continuing effort save money, Community Unit District 300 has placed three mandatory staff furlough days on the summer schedule. The furlough days will affect year-...
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St. Charles North headed to East PeoriaJun 06, 2011 12:00 am - After four years of playing some of the best softball the Tri-Cities has ever seen, St. Charles North will end its run at a fitting place — East Peoria playing for the C...
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Benet patiently awaits debut at stateJun 06, 2011 12:00 am - Marissa Panko waited on a Brianna LeBeau changeup, and the Benet freshman gave it a good swing. Now Benet softball's wait is over. Panko's double scored sister Mikayla P...
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Kaneland headed to state for 1st timeJun 06, 2011 12:00 am - MOLINE — It may be premature to call a first-inning, highway-robbery catch the play of the baseball game, but it sure looked good from where Kaneland was sitting. Peoria...
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Elgin’s U-46 to unveil new-look report cardsJun 06, 2011 12:00 am - “Talks too much in class.” “Contributes frequently to class discussions.” Those are the kind of formulaic phrases parents are used to seeing on elementary school report ...
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Elementary teacher brings the Arctic to ElginJun 06, 2011 12:00 am - Answering the question “Where did you grow up?” can be complicated for Ani Smith. The answer is a list rather than a single place: Urbana, India, Indonesia, Arizona. Smi...
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Naperville students tape principal to wall to raise PTA fundsJun 06, 2011 12:00 am - May Watts Elementary School Principal Mike Raczak was in a sticky situation. As part of a PTA fundraising incentive at the Naperville school, more than 50 students recen...