Education
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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
Dec 29, 2015 10:00 pm - A former Lynwood police officer has been charged with aggravated battery and official misconduct for allegedly punching a handcuffed suspect in the face, rendering him u...
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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...
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Iowa man charged in killing tied to dice game
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ECC, Harper work center sees rising student enrollmentDec 28, 2015 4:30 am - In just its first year of operation, the Education and Work Center in Hanover Park already is seeing a strong demand for its services, officials say. There's a waitlist ...
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Huntley school district adopts tax levy increaseDec 27, 2015 6:30 am - Huntley schools officials hope to collect roughly $1.4 million more in property taxes next year from a higher tax levy and from property taxes paid on new buildings. The...