Education
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$1.95M settlement after slide toppled at Algonquin school party in 2013Nov 30, 2018 12:00 am - A student who is suffering from a chronic pain condition as a result of injuries she suffered when an inflatable slide tipped over during a year-end party at an Algonqui...
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State seeks input on 5-year career education planNov 29, 2018 12:00 am - State education officials will host a series of regional meetings in December to gather input on a five-year plan for strengthening career and technical education statew...
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'Will & Grace' actor, Glen Ellyn native Sean Hayes visits 1,200 Palatine students on book tourNov 28, 2018 12:00 am - About 1,200 young children from Palatine Township Elementary District 15 squealed with delight over an appearance Wednesday by an actor from a popular NBC sitcom and his...
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Why it's important to get your furnace checkedNov 27, 2018 10:00 pm - As a friend of mine moved into a hotel for a few days this fall while her furnace and flue pipes were replaced, I thought to myself how easily this could have been avoid...
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Mundelein High winds groups giving concert ThursdayNov 27, 2018 12:00 am - Mundelein High School's Honors Wind Ensemble and Honors Symphonic Winds will present a free fall concert at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 29, in the MHS Auditorium, 1350 W. Hawl...
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U-46 pushes back on lawsuit over Elgin student's deathNov 27, 2018 12:00 am - Elgin Area School District U-46 lawyers argue the district has immunity from financial liability for a fifth-grade student at Highland Elementary who died in May 2017 af...
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Crystal Lake District 47 to adopt lower tax levy, retire bondsNov 27, 2018 12:00 am - The Crystal Lake Elementary District 47 school board tentatively has approved levying roughly $74.8 million in property taxes for 2018. The levy reflects a 0.3 percent ...
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Vernon Hills High concerts set for Dec. 13Nov 27, 2018 12:00 am - Vernon Hills High School presents the 18th annual Holiday Concerts featuring the Symphony Orchestra and Choirs with performances at 6 and 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13. The C...
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District 211 teachers picket at administration buildingNov 27, 2018 12:00 am - An estimated few hundred Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 teachers picketed in front of the district's administration building on Roselle Road in Palatine du...
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Dance troupe to provide a taste of MexicoNov 27, 2018 12:00 am - Residents in Hawthorn Elementary District 73 are invited to a night of folkloric dance and Mexican culture. "El Grupo Folklorico Mexico" will perform at the School of Du...