Education
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Dean of students gave her all for students at Gifford StreetAug 14, 2012 3:00 pm - There were few reasons for Toni Johnson to miss a day of work at Gifford Street High School in Elgin. Cancer certainly was not one, nor were the grueling treatments. “S...
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When does school start for you?Aug 14, 2012 11:46 am - LAKE COUNTY Antioch Elementary Dist. 34: Aug. 21. Antioch-Lake Villa Area High School Dist. 117: Aug. 16 Aptakisic-Tripp Elementary Dist. 102: Aug. 23 Barrington Ar...
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Cross: “Let us out” of Springfield only when pension deal is doneAug 14, 2012 11:30 am - Nothing short of a “catastrophic event” is likely to convince state leaders to come together and solve the state’s pension problems, House Republican Leader Tom Cross sa...
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Speaker encourages Jacobs students to grow up and take responsibilityAug 13, 2012 5:08 pm - The first day of school isn’t typically chock-full of learning. Students usually spend the day figuring out schedules, remembering locker combinations and learning their...
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Lawsuit may still undo D303 grade level centersAug 13, 2012 4:34 pm - An appellate court has decided a lawsuit originally filed to stop the transformation of Davis and Richmond elementary schools into St. Charles Unit District 303’s first ...
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Hot weather plans for schools without air conditioning at District 46Aug 13, 2012 3:50 pm - Grayslake Elementary District 46 is preparing to deal with extraordinary hot weather at two schools without air conditioning. District 46’s Meadowview and Woodview eleme...
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Why are suburban schools starting so early?Aug 13, 2012 2:00 pm - If it feels like school is starting even earlier than usual this year, it's not your imagination. For at least 20 years, most suburban schools have opened in August. Thi...
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Barrington teen is Illinois winner in national essay contestAug 13, 2012 6:00 am - In 1958, a fire killed 92 children and three nuns at Our Lady of the Angels school in Chicago. A documentary about this disaster by Megan Siebert was the first step in t...
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Pet CPR class in Streamwood Aug. 18Aug 12, 2012 9:51 am - Animal Hospital of Streamwood will hold its next Pet CPR and First Aid class from 3:30 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18 at the hospital, 904 E. Irving Park Road in Streamwood...
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SHS discount cards availableAug 12, 2012 9:18 am - The new Stevenson High School Band and Color Guard Patriot savings cards, which offer discounts at dozens of area merchants, are on sale. The cards cost $10 and are sold...