Education
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Geek Squad helps Round Lake area kids catch up on technologyJun 09, 2016 1:00 am - Students who ordinarily don't have easy access to technology received lessons about online safety, computer coding and more in a special two-day program at Round Lake Mi...
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Palatine chamber group awards two scholarshipsJun 09, 2016 1:00 am - PALATINE - The Women in Business Advisory Forum, a networking group of the Palatine Area Chamber of Commerce, awarded two $1,000 scholarships to local high school studen...
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Carpentersville Middle School addition nearing completionJun 09, 2016 1:00 am - Renovation and construction of an 11-classroom addition at Carpentersville Middle School is expected to be completed by the end of July, officials said. Carpentersville ...
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District 220 hears three start-time plansJun 08, 2016 5:12 am - The Barrington Area Unit School District 220 board presented the first draft of three start-time options Tuesday night that would each cost the district at least $450,00...
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Schaumburg/Hoffman Rotary Club starts adult scholarship at HarperJun 08, 2016 1:00 am - A new scholarship program at Harper College in Palatine aims to help adults in Schaumburg Township who are struggling financially or otherwise go back to school to impro...
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Crystal Lake youths to get free meals this summerJun 07, 2016 1:00 pm - A summer meals program which started Monday, June 6, offers free, nutritious lunches to Crystal Lake youth at various sites in town. The program is sponsored by Summer ...
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U-46 board votes to release closed meeting recordingJun 07, 2016 5:40 am - An earlier version of this story had an incorrect date for the closed meeting in one reference. The date is Jan. 25, 2014. The Elgin Area School District U-46 schoo...
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South Elgin student project helps raise awareness about mental illnessJun 07, 2016 1:00 am - Corinne Figueiredo sank into depression when she was 9 years old, triggered by her grandfather's death of pulmonary fibrosis. "He was my best friend, basically. I looked...
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Science teachers decry Maine Dist. 207 schedule changesJun 07, 2016 1:00 am - Science teachers are upset with a proposed schedule change at Maine Township High School District 207 that would cut their instructional times by more than 100 minutes p...
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Bensenville school in recycling quest for new playgroundJun 06, 2016 6:00 am - Students at one small private school in Bensenville are in a contest to win a playground if their recycling of oral care products measures up to be the best in the regio...