Education
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West Aurora school candidates talk tests, moneyMar 25, 2017 1:00 am - Four people are seeking three 4-year terms on the West Aurora school board: incumbent Valerie Brown Dykstra and challengers Joseph Grisson III, Richard Kerns II and Chri...
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Major school projects to begin in St. CharlesMar 24, 2017 5:30 am - The next eight months will mark a busy construction season for St. Charles schools, but if trends hold it will also be cheaper than officials expected. The district alre...
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Why District 204 needs new demographic dataMar 24, 2017 1:00 am - Enrollment projections show the most crowded school in Indian Prairie Unit District 204 will be filled to 103 percent of its capacity next year, while the three least cr...
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Gurnee library features Woodland schoolMar 24, 2017 1:00 am - Warren-Newport Public Library in Gurnee will host a special evening featuring teachers and other employees from a village school. Woodland Elementary West, part of Gurne...
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Oakton vice president given national awardMar 23, 2017 1:00 am - Oakton Community College Vice President for Student Affairs Karl Brooks was given a national award for his efforts to improve student life. Brooks received the community...
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Therapeutic day school relocating to Arlington HeightsMar 23, 2017 1:00 am - A private therapeutic day school for students in grades 6-12 is relocating from Niles to Arlington Heights. New Hope Academy plans to move into an office building at 325...
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U-46 schools raise nearly $32,000 to fight hungerMar 23, 2017 1:00 am - Elgin Area School District U-46 schools joined a communitywide effort raising nearly $32,000 this year toward fighting hunger within local communities. Food for Grea...
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Visiting Austrian chef guides Elgin Community College culinary arts studentsMar 23, 2017 1:00 am - Austrian Chef Wolfgang Ruzicka shared his culinary expertise with Elgin Community College students Thursday as a guest speaker for the college's Visiting Chef Dinner Ser...
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Documentary to focus on Chicago imagistsMar 22, 2017 11:00 pm - The documentary "Hairy Who and The Chicago Imagists" tells the story of a dynamic group of artists who, beginning in the 1960s and spanning two decades, thumbed their no...
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Dist. 207 foundation holding benefit dinnerMar 22, 2017 1:00 am - The Maine Township High School District 207 Educational Foundation is hosting the ninth annual benefit dinner to fund various programs in the district. "The Maine Event...