Education
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Learn about electricty at Great Lakes Naval MuseumJan 01, 2016 12:00 am - Great Lakes Naval Museum will host an educational program called "Electricity: Open, Closed and Squishy Circuits," from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 16, in the museum's th...
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Appellate court allows Grayslake charter school to stay openDec 31, 2015 12:00 am - Prairie Crossing Charter School in Grayslake scored a legal victory Thursday with an appellate court ruling that reverses a lower court's decision that would have forced...
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U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan condemns police code of silence
Dec 30, 2015 10:00 pm - Outgoing U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan on Wednesday condemned a "code of silence" that he said erodes the most important asset at a police officer's disposal - pu...
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Warren High complimented on financial managementDec 30, 2015 12:00 am - Warren Township High School District 121 in Gurnee has received another high grade on its creditworthiness, which officials say is good news for taxpayers. Carol Rogers,...
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9 from suburbs win Evans scholarshipsDec 30, 2015 12:00 am - Alec Heyde, a senior at Prospect High School, had plenty of reasons to celebrate on his birthday in November. That's when he learned he was one of 12 caddies in Illinois...
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Former Lynwood cop charged with punching handcuffed suspect
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Dinosaurs lure kids to learn in PalatineDec 29, 2015 12:00 am - About 45 children, 3rd through 6th grade, became budding paleontologists at the Dinosaurs STEM program Tuesday at the Palatine Library. Among the featured activities we...
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Kaneland board OKs 4-year teacher contractDec 29, 2015 12:00 am - The Kaneland school board agreed Tuesday to new contract with its teachers that will give them pay raises that total 17.37 percent over three years. Board members Ryan K...
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St. Alphonsus school in Prospect Hts. may be forced to closeDec 29, 2015 12:00 am - Administrators and parishioners recently learned that St. Alphonsus Liguori Catholic School in Prospect Heights will close at the end of its current, 58th school year un...
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Editorial: Future of education in the suburbs must embrace those at-riskDec 28, 2015 10:00 pm - One of the things we learned about schools in 2015 is just how much poverty is an accurate indicator of student academic performance. When we tie that to the increased n...