Education
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State to fund 2 manufacturing training academies downstateOct 27, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The state of Illinois plans to invest $15 million to construct two new manufacturing training academies at downstate community colleges. Gov. J.B. Pritzker...
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Constable: Suburban teacher on ballot as third-party VP candidateOct 24, 2020 1:00 am - In the 2016 presidential election, Amar Patel of Lombard was so turned off by the prospect of choosing between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton that he voted for himself...
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Saint Viator plans unconventional 'drive-thru' open house on SundayOct 23, 2020 6:00 am - Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Saint Viator High School still plans to host its annual open house - albeit a bit unconventional - on Sunday. In fact, prospective students w...
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Lake Zurich school officials say new boundaries would alleviate crowdingOct 23, 2020 1:00 am - Lake Zurich Unit School District 95 board members could soon be picking new boundary maps, which administrators say would alleviate crowding and ensure more equitable le...
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More schools return to remote learning following recommendation from health department
Oct 23, 2020 1:00 am - At least five McHenry County school districts have announced plans to return to or stick with remote learning as a result of an announcement from the health department t...
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Complaint: Jewish students at U of I endure 'unrelenting campaign' of harassment
Oct 23, 2020 1:00 am - Jewish students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have endured "an unrelenting campaign of anti-Semitic harassment," according to a complaint filed with ...
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Catholic grade schools will start 2021 remotely
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U-46 won't bring youngest students back next weekOct 22, 2020 1:00 am - "The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry." Elgin Area School District U-46 Superintendent Tony Sanders used that quote from Scottish poet Robert Burns to lead ...
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Libertyville, Vernon Hills, Barrington-area school districts pause hybrid learning plansOct 21, 2020 1:00 am - Many school districts in Lake County's borders, including large ones based in Libertyville and Barrington, are pausing ongoing hybrid learning models or holding off on p...
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Northbrook Junior High drama teacher receives state honorOct 21, 2020 1:00 am - At the end of the hall in a classroom behind the stage, Northbrook Junior High Drama Teacher David Downing encourages students to concentrate, and rehearse, rehearse, re...