Education
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Moving Picture: Libertyville computer whiz has big plansMay 23, 2014 1:00 am - Andy Merrill is a huge pi fan. The 13-year-old from Libertyville wore a pi shirt every day during Pi Month, March 2014, aka 3.14. He can recite the digits of pi — the m...
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Harper College, faculty OK contract extensionMay 22, 2014 5:30 am - The Harper College board on Wednesday approved a two-year contract extension with its faculty union. The pact provides no base salary raises, but union members will rece...
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Illinois school funding bill tweaked to cap cutsMay 22, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - A state senator is again revising a proposal to change the state's school funding formula in hopes of gaining more bipartisan support. Andy Manar is a Demo...
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Images: Marmion Academy GraduationMay 22, 2014 1:01 am - ...
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District 155 projects surplus next school yearMay 22, 2014 1:01 am - After two years of deficit spending, Crystal Lake High School District 155 is projecting a nearly $100,000 surplus at the end of the 2014-2015 school year, officials sai...
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Harper College to hold social media boot camp for small business ownersMay 22, 2014 1:01 am - Harper College will host a four-part boot camp for small business owners who want to get a leg up on social media. Entrepreneurs will learn a variety of skills, includin...
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Elgin school teaches whale of a lessonMay 22, 2014 1:01 am - The students at Creekside Elementary School didn't have to travel 20,000 leagues under the sea Thursday to experience life underwater. They just ventured into the Elgin ...
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Hundreds of computers, $40,000 stolen from SIU schoolsMay 22, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - Southern Illinois University cannot account for hundreds of computers and overlooked the thefts of tens of thousands of dollars in cash, potentially for ne...
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Budget talk scheduled:May 22, 2014 1:01 am - Lincolnshire-Prairie View Elementary District 103 officials will hold a public discussion about the proposed budget for the 2015 fiscal year on Tuesday, May 27. The meet...
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Images: Batavia High School graduationMay 21, 2014 1:01 am - ...