Education
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Fremont students remove invasive plants from preserveMay 13, 2014 1:01 am - More than 250 Fremont Middle School eighth-graders headed into Ray Lake Farms Forest Preserve behind their school Tuesday to remove invasive plant species as part of a c...
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South Elgin High seeks funding for stadium lightsMay 13, 2014 1:01 am - Piece by piece, the South Elgin High School community hopes to equip the school's stadium to bring it up to the standard of modern athletic fields. Students have been us...
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Lawmakers advance plan to study college loansMay 13, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - State lawmakers on Tuesday advanced a plan to explore if Illinois could ease students' college payments by using a plan similar to efforts across the count...
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Jacobs seniors involved in prank must write letter before graduatingMay 13, 2014 1:01 am - Dist. 300 seniors involved in prank must pen letter to graduate
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U-46 to consider school closings, boundary changesMay 12, 2014 5:00 am - Elgin Area School District U-46 officials once again will be considering boundary changes, and perhaps even school closings, as student enrollment declines in some eleme...
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Tressel signs on as Youngstown State presidentMay 12, 2014 1:01 am - YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - Former Ohio State University football coach Jim Tressel has signed on to be the ninth president of Youngstown State University, where he started his c...
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MHS board meets:May 12, 2014 1:01 am - The Mundelein High School board will meet Tuesday to discuss the progress of a student technology program, administrative staffing and other issues. The board also will ...
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NIU holds active-shooter trainingMay 12, 2014 1:01 am - Police at Northern Illinois University are training this month for active-shooter situations. The school was the site of a deadly campus shooting in 2008 when a gunman k...
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'Build a birdhouse' in Hoffman EstatesMay 12, 2014 1:01 am - Children are invited to "Build a Birdhouse," in an event sponsored by the village of Hoffman Estates Sustainability Commission, from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, May 31, at th...
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Work begins on job skills center in Hanover ParkMay 12, 2014 1:01 am - About 75 people attended a ceremony Monday to mark the beginning of construction on the Hanover Park Education and Work Center, which will make education and job assista...