Education
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Illinois colleges' bond status upgraded as budget impasse endsJul 24, 2017 1:00 am - S&P Global Ratings upgraded four Illinois universities and took three others off watch for a potential downgrade because the state ended a standoff over the budget that ...
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Hanover Township to distribute free backpacksJul 24, 2017 1:00 am - Hanover Township, in cooperation with State Rep. Fred Crespo of Hoffman Estates and Cook County Commissioner Timothy O. Schneider, will host its annual Backpack Distribu...
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Here's what happens if governor vetoes just part of school funding billJul 24, 2017 1:00 am - Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner says he plans to strike portions of a controversial school funding bill should it reach his desk. If he does use an amendatory veto to remov...
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Wheeling District 21 begins superintendent searchJul 24, 2017 1:00 am - Wheeling Township Elementary District 21 Superintendent Kate Hyland is retiring after this coming school year, and the school board has already begun the process to look...
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'Joyful' is the aim of Roosevelt summer reading clinicJul 23, 2017 11:00 pm - Roosevelt University professor Margaret Policastro had one vision in mind when she established the school's summer reading clinic at its Schaumburg campus: she wanted to...
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McHenry County College class teaches kids the science behind spa productsJul 23, 2017 11:00 pm - The phrase "Sugar and spice and everything nice" has taken on a new meaning for preteen girls in the Spa Science class as part of the Kids and College Summer Academy at ...
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District 128 budget talk setJul 23, 2017 1:00 am - The Libertyville-Vernon Hills Area High School District 128 board's facilities and finance committee will meet Monday to review the proposed budget for the 2018 fiscal y...
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District 220 nursing supervisor receives statewide honorJul 21, 2017 1:00 am - Barrington Area Unit District 220's nursing supervisor has received statewide recognition for a job officials say is important to keeping students in school. Eva Detloff...
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Round Lake schools seeking book donations to restock library shelvesJul 21, 2017 1:00 am - Efforts are underway to help replace books damaged by flooding at two Round Lake-area schools. New and slightly used books are being collected to restock the shelves at ...
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New Wheeling District 21 technology director hiredJul 21, 2017 1:00 am - Alicia Duell has been hired as Wheeling Township Elementary District 21's new director of technology and information services. Duell was previously director of informati...