Education
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GOP: Tying school funding to tax vote 'shameful'Feb 20, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Republicans on Thursday called it "shameful" that Gov. J.B. Pritzker is floating a budget plan that ties more than 40% of promised education funding to vot...
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Pritzker stumps for higher education budget at UICFeb 20, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - One day after delivering his budget proposal to the General Assembly in Springfield, Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker was in Chicago on Thursday rounding up s...
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State senator proposes reduction in 23-year life span of TIF districtsFeb 19, 2020 4:30 am - Democratic state Sen. Ann Gillespie of Arlington Heights is sponsoring a bill that seeks to reduce from 23 years to 10 the life span of a sometimes controversial but oft...
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Bills on educating kids about the risks of vaping, sexting advanceFeb 19, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Two bills that would add the risks of e-cigarette use and sexting to public school curriculum will head to the full Illinois House after unanimously passin...
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Constable: How two Waukegan brothers went from 'undocumented' to the Ivy LeagueFeb 18, 2020 4:30 am - As Ivy League graduates with the “golden tickets” of great jobs, unlimited potential and the passion to help others, Waukegan brothers Irvin and Topiltzin Gomez say they...
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St. Charles North dance party to support individuals with special needsFeb 17, 2020 12:00 am - Letting loose and dancing without fear of judgment can put a smile on anyone's face. That's the premise behind a four-hour Leap Day-themed dance party scheduled for Feb....
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Harper to host Economic Outlook 2020Feb 16, 2020 12:00 am - John Chapman, chief executive officer of Clearwater Capital Partners, will provide insight into this year's economic and markets outlook at a Harper College seminar, "Ec...
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How fourth-graders provided the spark for solar panels at Big Hollow campusFeb 16, 2020 12:00 am - The installation of solar panels on the Big Hollow Elementary District 38 campus in Ingleside is a lesson in persistence prompted by fourth-graders. Spread along the rol...
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Lombard school shop carries on teacher's influenceFeb 14, 2020 12:00 am - A resale shop that will benefit students or staff members in need at Glenn Westlake Middle School in Lombard has opened in memory of a well-loved teacher. Shelly Beaver...
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District 15 seeking state grant to reduce expense of new roof for Palatine schoolFeb 14, 2020 12:00 am - Palatine Township Elementary District 15 will try to grab a slice of $44 million in state grants available for school building projects. District 15 board members this w...