Education
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Lawsuit alleges District 300 failed to protect students from former employee
Jul 08, 2025 10:20 pm - Algonquin-based Community Unit School District 300 failed to protect students from an employee who “improperly accessed” their personal files, harassed them and solicited sexually explicit images, according to a lawsuit filed against the district.
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College of DuPage welcomes Muddassir Siddiqi as eighth presidentJul 08, 2025 9:46 pm - Muddassir Siddiqi is the new president of College of DuPage, bringing over two decades of leadership experience in higher education and the corporate sector.
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Family Focus hosts back-to-school event with supplies, eye examsJul 07, 2025 10:53 pm - Family Focus, an Aurora nonprofit, will hold a back-to-school fair on July 12, offering free backpacks filled with school supplies and eye exams for youth ages 6 months to 6 years old.
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Batavia Plain Dirt Gardeners awards scholarship to Batavia High graduateJul 07, 2025 6:10 pm - Abigail Ingersoll, a Batavia High graduate, has been awarded a $2,000 scholarship from the Batavia Plain Dirt Gardeners to support her further education in environmental research or horticulture at Iowa State University.
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Three Elmhurst U. students win Gilman Scholarships to intern, study abroadJul 07, 2025 4:52 pm - Three Elmhurst University students will use Gilman Scholarships to intern at an Australian marketing firm and to study nursing in Ireland, expanding their professional and personal horizons.
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Gurnee offering scholarship to young leaderJul 07, 2025 1:44 pm - Gurnee and the Gurnee Youth Leadership Initiative are accepting applications for the 2025 Youth Scholarship Program.
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Hanover Township seeking donation of school supplies, backpacks for annual distributionJul 07, 2025 1:43 pm - Hanover Township is gearing up for its annual Backpack Distribution and once again asking the community for donations of new school supplies and backpacks for township youth returning to school in the fall.
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Buffalo Grove to consider HVAC trade schoolJul 06, 2025 3:38 pm - Buffalo Grove trustees will consider allowing an HVAC business to operate a trade school out if its facility on the east side of the village.
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District 214 superintendent gets 5% raise for meeting goals, school board saysJul 03, 2025 5:23 pm - Scott Rowe, superintendent of Northwest Suburban High School District 214, was awarded a 5% salary increase for progress on a strategic plan, attendance, curriculum and financial savings.
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Muddy playground at St. Mark Preschool in Mount Prospect now just a memoryJul 02, 2025 4:25 pm - Children at St. Mark Preschool in Mount Prospect will miss less playground time due to rain with the installation of new artificial turf thanks to a fundraising effort that raised $35,000 in contributions.