Education
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Illinois Supreme Court to take up Wood Dale teacher's unpaid maternity leave caseJan 21, 2020 12:00 am - A Wood Dale teacher is seeking reimbursement for unpaid time she took off after the birth of her child in a case that is set to go before the Illinois Supreme Court on W...
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Allendale program transforms more than fallen treesJan 19, 2020 10:00 pm - That buzzing sound recently heard throughout Allendale's Lake Villa campus was the sound of transformation at work. Literally, it was a large hydraulic sawmill cutting ...
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District 21 hires firm to oversee referendum building projectsJan 19, 2020 12:00 am - Wheeling Township Elementary District 21 has hired a construction manager to oversee its next set of referendum building projects. The school board last week inked an ag...
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College health sciences building coming near downtown NapervilleJan 19, 2020 12:00 am - A site east of campus fell through, so North Central College now plans to construct a new facility to house graduate health sciences between one of its dorms and a downt...
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District 62 tax levy going up 6.6%Jan 19, 2020 12:00 am - The Des Plaines Elementary School District 62 board has adopted a 2019 tax levy in the amount of $76 million. The 6.6% increase over the prior year is based on the incr...
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Hoffman Estates, Schaumburg high schools getting new principalsJan 17, 2020 12:00 am - Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 board of education members have unanimously appointed the next principals of Hoffman Estates and Schaumburg high schools fro...
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Weather forces U-46 to cancel after-school activitiesJan 17, 2020 12:00 am - Elgin Area School District U-46 has canceled all after-school activities today because of inclement weather. Scheduled activities will resume at 9 a.m. Saturday. The SAF...
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District 220 starting online summer school program for elementary studentsJan 17, 2020 12:00 am - Barrington Area Unit District 220 will launch its first online summer school program this year for elementary students, provided there is enough interest. Superintendent...
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Waubonsee's resolution to be the best isn't so newJan 16, 2020 10:00 pm - The start of a year brings a sense of newness and opportunity that extends beyond just the turn of the calendar. Many of us have new year resolutions that we use as too...
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University of Illinois administrators hike tuitionJan 16, 2020 12:00 am - University of Illinois administrators on Thursday approved a hike in tuition costs for in-state freshmen for the first time in six years. Freshmen entering the universit...