Education
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St. Francis students learn about food, nutrition and giving back through Peapod programNov 19, 2013 1:03 pm - About 50 fourth-graders from St. Francis de Sales School in Lake Zurich learned how to get the biggest and healthiest bang for their food buck Tuesday, thanks to the Kid...
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WildStang Robotics Team sponsors VEX robotics eventNov 19, 2013 11:27 am - The WildStang Robotics Team is sponsoring a VEX Robotics Regional event on Saturday, Dec. 7, at Rolling Meadows High School. The VEX game being played is called Toss Up,...
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Dist. 121 to host autism presentationNov 19, 2013 11:07 am - Warren Township High School will host a Parent Café on Wednesday, Nov. 20, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. to address transition needs for children with autism, a District 121 ne...
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Elgin U-46 board approves property tax levy increaseNov 19, 2013 4:15 am - The Elgin Area School District U-46 school board Monday night gave its blessing for the proposed 2013 tax levy incorporating a nearly 3 percent increase over the previou...
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Batavia school board to discuss students’ homelessnessNov 19, 2013 3:51 am - The Batavia school board will learn about the district’s homeless children, including the effect of homelessness on academic performance, at tonight’s meeting. Superinte...
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3-story addition part of Mundelein High building plansNov 19, 2013 12:00 am - Mundelein High School board members got their first glimpse Tuesday night of an architect's vision for a $21.8 million building expansion. Architect Scot Parker, of Lega...
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District 103 kindergarten registration Dec. 6Nov 18, 2013 5:07 pm - Lincolnshire-Prairieview Elementary District 103 will host kindergarten registration at Laura B. Sprague School from 9:15 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 6 for children who will be ...
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District 50 PTA meeting on ThursdayNov 18, 2013 5:06 pm - Woodland Elementary School District 50’s PTA will host an informational meeting for parents about child behavior at school, home and beyond at 7 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 21,...
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Northwestern professor killed in 23-story fallNov 18, 2013 4:34 pm - HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — A Northwestern University medical professor has been killed after falling from a South Florida hotel balcony through a lower-floor glass ceiling, polic...
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China’s vice premier lauds university partnershipsNov 18, 2013 4:34 pm - A high-ranking Chinese official is in Chicago to help promote cooperation between U.S. and Chinese universities. Vice Premier Liu Yandong joined university presidents fr...