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Palatine High School, District 211 celebrate start of 150th school year

Palatine High School — the seed of Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 — celebrated the start of its 150th school year Monday.

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U-46 marks firsts and lasts as school year begins

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Where did the potato come from? Tomatoes, 9 million years ago, apparently.

Lorelei Klinginsmith keeps an eye out for friends while holding the sign to show where her first grade class should line up during the first day of school at Washington Elementary School in Elgin Monday. The school, built in 1891, will close at the end of the school year.

Look: Palatine High School, U-46 students attend first day of classes

Rothwell named assistant principal at Lincoln Middle School

Lincoln Middle School has a new assistant principal. The Mount Prospect Elementary District 57 school board approved Janet Rothwell at Friday’s meeting.

Swimmers gathered one last time at the Arlington Heights Park District's Recreation Park pool Sunday, before the district commences renovations to the pool and bathhouse.

Swimmers take a nostalgic dive as Arlington Heights pool closes for renovations

Arlington Heights residents brought their memories along with their swim trunks for closing day at Recreation Pool Sunday.

Rie Katayama and the Martin Metzger Flamenco Ensemble perform during International Festival in Wheeling Sunday.

International Festival brings music, dance and food from around the world to Wheeling

Wheeling celebrated one of their last big events of summer Sunday with the International Festival at the Performance Pavilion at Heritage Park.

Scoreboards at football stadiums within Northwest Suburban High School District 214 — including Prospect High School — could soon feature advertising and corporate sponsorships.

‘It will not be gaudy’: District 214 inks deal for ads at stadiums and gyms

Northwest Suburban High School District 214 has signed a contract with an advertising agency to place corporate sponsor ads on school property, aiming to raise $275,000 annually for capital projects.

New parents never get the warning to watch out for injuries, like tweaking their back while carrying their toddler.

You’re becoming a parent? Prepare to get injured.

Before you become a parent, you receive lots of well-meaning warnings. “You’ll be tired” or “you’ll be busy.” The warning they forget: You’ll get injured.