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The next school reform push in Illinois: Testing and accountability
Dec 01, 2024 3:28 pm - Education officials from five statewide organizations are pushing for fundamental changes in the way student achievement is measured each year and how schools are held accountable for meeting the state’s academic standards.
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Missing, endangered Lake County residents found safeDec 01, 2024 1:54 pm - Lake County sheriff’s deputies and other police officers rescued two missing and endangered residents in separate incidents over the weekend, authorities said.
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Batavia council may lower proposed tax hikeDec 01, 2024 12:02 pm - Batavia residents may see a smaller tax hike than originally planned, as city council members continue to debate whether to cover expenses by increasing taxes or by dipping into reserve funds.
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Police: Chainsaw-wielding man shot dead by officer at St. Charles assisted living homeDec 01, 2024 11:24 am - A man attacking residents of a St. Charles assisted living facility with a chainsaw was shot to death by police Sunday morning, authorities said.
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Kane County coroner looks back on 12 years of challenges, changesDec 01, 2024 8:47 am - As Kane County Coroner Rob Russell passes the baton to newly elected Monica Silva, he recalled that when he first took office 12 years ago, his tenure “started off tumultuous in the sense that the office was in chaos.”
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McHenry Township home uninhabitable after fireDec 01, 2024 7:34 am - A fire that left a McHenry Township home uninhabitable Saturday night is under investigation. No injuries were reported.
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An Israeli strike in Gaza kills World Central Kitchen workers. Israel says 1 was an Oct. 7 attacker
Nov 30, 2024 10:50 pm - DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — An Israeli airstrike on a car in the Gaza Strip on Saturday killed five people, including employees of World Central Kitchen. The charity said...
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Trump taps Kash Patel for FBI director, a loyalist who would aid effort to upend law enforcement
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Trump threatens tariffs on BRICS nations, demanding they use dollar
Nov 30, 2024 10:44 pm - President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday demanded that the BRICS nations, a group of nine countries with emerging economies, commit to not creating a new currency or back...
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Trump and Republicans in Congress eye an ambitious 100-day agenda, starting with tax cuts