Education
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Batavia schools to take out short-term loanMar 24, 2018 1:00 am - The Batavia school district will issue up to $5 million in tax-anticipation warrants this spring to make sure it has enough cash on hand to pay bills. The warrants are s...
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Naperville seeks first animal control internsMar 24, 2018 1:00 am - New program to start in May, involve more than 'grunt work'
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District 303 halts 'innovation' plan after community backlashMar 23, 2018 1:00 am - A St. Charles Unit District 303 plan to restructure its schools' learning resource centers sparked confusion and concern among parents, causing district officials to hal...
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District 50 plans to implement later start times for 2019-20 school yearMar 23, 2018 1:00 am - Woodland Elementary District 50 plans to implement later school start times for the 2019-20 academic year, joining several other suburban districts that have made the ch...
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McHenry County Gardenfest to feature landscape designer Mark DwyerMar 22, 2018 11:00 pm - Learn how your garden can appeal to all five senses - sight, smell, sound, taste and touch - with a one-hour lecture on "The Sensory Garden," by horticulturalist Mark Dw...
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New coach at Oakton 'extremely passionate' about softballMar 22, 2018 11:00 pm - Four years ago, Alicia Mikulski, an athletic trainer at Oakton Community College, saved a basketball player's life with her quick thinking using an automatic external de...
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Former prosecutor says 1 in 5 adults is a bullyMar 22, 2018 1:00 am - Most people likely are aware childhood bullies whose behavior goes unchecked can grow up to be rude and abusive adults. Perhaps, more startling is one in five adults adm...
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Naperville bride hires students with disabilities to create recycled invitesMar 21, 2018 11:00 pm - The raw material for Samantha Hudelson's wedding invitations starts in a Naperville classroom, where a student tosses it into a recycling bin. It meets a shredder, wher...
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Another referendum on horizon in District 73Mar 21, 2018 1:00 am - As winners and losers in Tuesday's primary election celebrated victories or licked their wounds, officials in Hawthorn Elementary District 73 continued looking toward No...
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Glen Ellyn teacher receives Golden Apple awardMar 21, 2018 1:00 am - Lisa Buchholz doesn't like attention. Earlier this year, she learned she was nominated for a prestigious teaching award and needed to fill out an application for a sele...