Education
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District 95 unveils new May Whitney Elementary School buildingAug 05, 2021 1:00 am - About 650 members of the Lake Zurich Area Unit School District 95 community toured the new May Whitney Elementary School building as part of a special welcome event Thur...
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Pritzker signs bills to address 'period poverty'
Aug 05, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Three new state laws will aim to break down barriers to feminine hygiene products such as tampons and sanitary napkins for those who can't afford them. Two...
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Palatine High marching band resumes back-to-school traditionAug 05, 2021 1:00 am - After a year's hiatus due to COVID-19, the Palatine High School marching band on Thursday resumed its long-standing back-to-school tradition of parading through the neig...
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Elgin City Council plans to continue funding school resource officersAug 04, 2021 1:00 am - Elgin City Council members have tentatively agreed to continue funding the use of school resource officers, saying they will be an important part of the city's new Youth...
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Mask-optional schools in suburbs reverse course, say they'll obey governor's mandateAug 04, 2021 1:00 am - Suburban school districts that had made face coverings optional for their students and employees backtracked Wednesday, saying they won't defy Gov. J.B. Pritzker's state...
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Naperville police to give college safety presentationAug 04, 2021 1:00 am - Naperville police are hosting a presentation Thursday to teach crime prevention strategies and promote safety on college campuses. College freshmen and their families ar...
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Speakers at board meeting urge Dist. 54 to defy mask mandateAug 04, 2021 1:00 am - Despite a mandate from the governor Wednesday for all Illinois students to wear masks in school, all 24 speakers at the Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54 meetin...
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Naperville District 203 to require masks regardless of vaccination statusAug 03, 2021 1:00 am - The safe return to full-time in-person learning is central to a back-to-school plan adopted by Naperville Unit District 203. That means, at least for now, face coverings...
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'Necessary course adjustment' will require masks for all in Libertyville District 70 schoolsAug 03, 2021 1:00 am - Libertyville Elementary District 70 again has reversed course and will require all students, teachers, staff members and visitors to wear masks when indoors at all schoo...
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Pushback challenges vaccination requirements at US colleges
Aug 03, 2021 1:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The quickly approaching fall semester has America's colleges under pressure to decide how far they should go to guard their campuses against COVID-19...