Education
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How will Pritzker's mask mandate be enforced? State, educators say they've got it coveredAug 06, 2021 5:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker's face mask mandate in all schools to curb the spread of COVID-19 was definitive, but with not all parents or every educator on board, it raises quest...
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Pause on student loan payments extended through January
Aug 06, 2021 1:00 am - The Biden administration on Friday announced that federal student loan payments will remain suspended through January 2022, extending a pause that began at the start of ...
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Schaumburg High School marching band parades through neighborhoodAug 06, 2021 1:00 am - Members of Schaumburg High School's marching band paraded through the school's neighborhood in their section colors Friday afternoon as part of their summer band camp. T...
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MCC's new agriculture program has successful first yearAug 05, 2021 11:00 pm - McHenry County College is getting ready to welcome a new crop of Entrepreneurial Agriculture students this fall. The program, which trained its first group of students ...
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ECC offices extend hours to two Saturdays for in-person assistanceAug 05, 2021 11:00 pm - Extended business hours will be available on-campus at Elgin Community College to support students from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 14 and 21. Offices that will be ...
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District 95 unveils new May Whitney Elementary School buildingAug 05, 2021 1:00 am - About 650 members of the Lake Zurich Area Unit School District 95 community toured the new May Whitney Elementary School building as part of a special welcome event Thur...
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Pritzker signs bills to address 'period poverty'
Aug 05, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Three new state laws will aim to break down barriers to feminine hygiene products such as tampons and sanitary napkins for those who can't afford them. Two...
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Palatine High marching band resumes back-to-school traditionAug 05, 2021 1:00 am - After a year's hiatus due to COVID-19, the Palatine High School marching band on Thursday resumed its long-standing back-to-school tradition of parading through the neig...
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Elgin City Council plans to continue funding school resource officersAug 04, 2021 1:00 am - Elgin City Council members have tentatively agreed to continue funding the use of school resource officers, saying they will be an important part of the city's new Youth...
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Mask-optional schools in suburbs reverse course, say they'll obey governor's mandateAug 04, 2021 1:00 am - Suburban school districts that had made face coverings optional for their students and employees backtracked Wednesday, saying they won't defy Gov. J.B. Pritzker's state...