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Two of the largest suburban school districts paid six-figure penalties for giving pension-boosting pay hikes for retiring educators in the 2012-13 school year, eight years after a state law was adopted to discourage schools from doing so.
But anothe...
Updated: May 19, 2014 at 06:09 AM
WASHINGTON - The devastating wildfires scorching Southern California offer a glimpse of a warmer and more fiery future, according to scientists and federal and international reports.
In the past three months, at least three different studies and rep...
Updated: May 18, 2014 at 04:47 PM
LOS ANGELES - "Godzilla" has smashed its way to the top of the box office.
The 3-D monster movie from Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures had the second-largest debut of the year this weekend with $93.2 million, according to studio estimates Sunday...
Updated: May 19, 2014 at 01:53 PM
U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker may be a billionaire but the lessons learned during her rise to prominence in the business world provided Harper College graduates Saturday with a universal template for success.
“Take risks. Be open. Show up. ...
Updated: May 18, 2014 at 05:05 PM
ST. LOUIS - A Missouri death row inmate scheduled to be the first person put to death in the U.S. since a botched execution in Oklahoma last month said he is scared the lethal drug could cause him to suffer or leave him alive but brain-dead.
Russe...
Updated: May 16, 2014 at 06:19 PM
The Bartlett High School Robotics Club and students from the school's Science, Engineering and High Technology Academy won the Illinois Vex Robotics State Championship in Batavia, in March. The win qualified the students to compete at the VEX World ...
Updated: May 16, 2014 at 12:54 PM
Car shows
May 17: 10th annual St. Charles East High School Car, Truck and Motorcycle Show, 1020 Dunham Road. 1-4 p.m. Registration starts at noon. Proceeds benefit St. Charles East High School Auto Club. For information, email Tom Straiker, aut...
Updated: Jun 02, 2014 at 03:08 PM
Elgin Area School District U-46 Library Paraprofessional Karen Westerman was honored with the Illinois Education Association's 2014 Education Support Professional of the Year award last month.
Westerman, who works at Clinton and Hillcrest elementa...
Updated: May 15, 2014 at 02:58 PM
A 17-year-old male Streamwood High School student accused of pushing a teacher during a brawl inside the school Tuesday is facing felony aggravated battery and misdemeanor mob action charges, police said Wednesday.
The teenager, who lives in Streamw...
Updated: May 15, 2014 at 10:21 AM
WHARTON, W.Va. - The two workers killed in an underground coal mine were performing a risky method known as retreat mining, where the roof is intentionally collapsed to retrieve more coal.
Retreat mining has been going on for generations and is cons...
Updated: May 14, 2014 at 01:17 PM