Larissa Chinwah
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Double-digit increases the norm for McHenry County tax ratesApr 30, 2012 6:27 pm - A number of taxing bodies in McHenry County are seeing double-digit increases in their tax rates, and McHenry County Clerk Kathie Schultz says that’s not surprising as p...
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Local high schools aim to help students make smart money choicesApr 26, 2012 5:45 pm - Some McHenry County high schools are introducing an online financial literacy program to educate students on how to make smart decisions with their money so that they do...
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U-46 minority students more often accepted to gifted programsApr 25, 2012 5:00 pm - Hispanic and black students in Elgin Area School District U-46 were accepted into the district's gifted high school academy at a higher rate than their white counterpart...
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Gifted education expert testifies for U-46 in bias trialApr 24, 2012 6:00 pm - An expert in gifted education testified Tuesday in the bias case against Elgin Area School District U-46 that the district's bilingual gifted program enabled students wi...
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U-46 board member supports 2004-2005 boundary changesApr 23, 2012 5:00 pm - A longtime Elgin Area School District U-46 board member defended the school boundaries that are at the crux of a bias lawsuit against the district that alleges black and...
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Lots to learn at Fermilab's Family Open HouseApr 22, 2012 5:00 pm - The annual Fermilab Family Open House never gets old for Jen Gatsch and her three daughters. “Every year we come and see the experiments and each time we just get a touc...
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U-46 union says board put spin on agreementApr 20, 2012 6:03 pm - The head of the Elgin Teachers Association says frustration many local educators have voiced stems from the school board’s interpretation of elements in the tentative ag...
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Amy Grant coming to Crystal LakeApr 20, 2012 12:40 pm - Grammy award-winning songstress Amy Grant will make a stop in the Northwest suburbs on her Amy Grant and Band tour when she performs 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, at the Raue...
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Delay shouldn't affect tuition aid for ECC military studentsApr 19, 2012 10:00 am - Although Elgin Community College is one of the holdouts among local community colleges to sign on to the Department of Defense's tuition assistance program for current m...
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District 26 charter school backers won’t appeal denialApr 18, 2012 4:55 pm - The nonprofit organization behind a failed bid to start a charter school in Cary Elementary District 26 say they will not appeal the school board’s denial to the state b...