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Illinois schools turn to retirees, substitutes, outsourcing & state grants to combat prolonged teacher shortage
Mar 15, 2025 4:00 am - A new survey shows Illinois schools continue facing teacher shortage despite some recovery, with lack of new teachers, compensation issues and working conditions as main causes.
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Republican bills aim to assist Illinois in its battle against fentanyl
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Billy Dean Saylor: 2025 candidate for Carpentersville village boardMar 14, 2025 10:55 pm - Billy Dean Saylor is one of five candidates running for three seats on the Carpentersville village board in the April 1 consolidated election.
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Teen chefs turn up the heat during high school culinary competition at Harper CollegeMar 14, 2025 7:08 pm - Competitors from Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 and Northwest Suburban High School District 214 chopped, grated, diced and sauteed their way through a “Chopped”-style cooking competition at Harper College.
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Illinois AG sues Prestige Feed in Mount Prospect over odor, noise pollutionMar 14, 2025 6:12 pm - Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is suing a controversial animal feed manufacturer based in Mount Prospect over odor and noise complaints.
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Man gets 25 years for sexual assault on disabled womanMar 14, 2025 5:48 pm - The man who sexually assaulted a profoundly disabled woman and impregnated her was sentenced Friday to 25 years in prison.
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Bears stadium plans draw excitement, caution from Arlington Heights trustee candidatesMar 14, 2025 5:46 pm - Candidates for Arlington Heights village board expressed varying levels of support for the Bears' potential move to town, ranging from excitement to cautious consideration of the financial and logistical impacts.
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Schaumburg begins move to temporary village hall ahead of 20-month reconstruction projectMar 14, 2025 5:11 pm - Moving week began Friday for Schaumburg village hall staff, bringing to an end the 52-year service life of the Robert O. Atcher Municipal Center that will be replaced with a new two-story structure on the same site by the end of 2026.
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US envoy is taking Putin's comments on Ukraine ceasefire proposal to Trump, Kremlin official says
Mar 14, 2025 4:32 pm - Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov says Russian President Vladimir Putin met with U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff to discuss details of the American proposal for a 30-day ceasefire...
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Authorities: Hanover Park man used pepper spraying on sheriff’s deputyMar 14, 2025 4:21 pm - A Hanover Park man is being detained pretrial on charges he seriously injured a DuPage County sheriff’s deputy by pepper spraying him.