Education
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Comcast offers cheap Internet to low-income community college studentsSep 17, 2015 1:00 am - A new program from Comcast Corp. makes Internet service available to 90,000 low-income community college students in Illinois for $9.95 a month. Comcast announced a ...
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Friends, family praise push to name COD building for Medal of Honor recipientSep 16, 2015 11:00 pm - Proposal to name building after Wheaton North grad would add to recognition
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Three District 300 ensembles headed to stateSep 16, 2015 5:45 am - For the first time possibly in its history, Community Unit District 300 will have three ensembles performing at the 2016 Illinois Music Education Conference, Jan. 27-30 ...
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Extra security at Barrington High todaySep 16, 2015 5:30 am - Tyler Bosworth, an 18-year-old former Barrington High student, remains behind bars today, which is the day police allege the Elgin man threatened to attack the school in...
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Seminary rector wins grantSep 16, 2015 1:00 am - The Very Rev. John Kartje, rector/president of the University of Saint Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary, is the recipient of a $10,000 award from the John Templeton F...
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Oakton tries to recoup $3.8 million in repair costsSep 16, 2015 1:00 am - Replacing concrete slab cost $3.8 million
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Prospect Hts. teachers union chief: Parents could be in for a 'long haul'Sep 16, 2015 1:00 am - The teacher strike at Prospect Heights Elementary District 23 has canceled classes for a second day, and no new negotiating sessions are scheduled, meaning that Friday c...
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Dist. 220 budget in the black, barelySep 16, 2015 1:00 am - For the second year in a row, the Barrington Area Unit School District 220 school passed a budget with little room for unexpected expenses, due in part to the fiscal unc...
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CLC Foundation scholarship gala on Sept. 26Sep 16, 2015 1:00 am - A festive evening is planned in downtown Chicago to raise funds for student scholarships at the CLC Foundation's annual scholarship gala. Called "Funding the Future: Bla...
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70% of Illinois students not meeting standardized test expectationsSep 16, 2015 1:00 am - Roughly 70 percent of Illinois students tested online last spring are not meeting expectations in mathematics and English literacy, partial standardized test results rel...