Larissa Chinwah
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Summit early learners move in with Summit SchoolOct 27, 2011 12:00 am - For the first time in more than 40 years, students at the Summit Early Learning Center will share the same space as students at the Summit School. The Elgin-based progra...
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Whooping cough cases jump to 25 in McHenry CountyOct 26, 2011 12:00 am - The number of confirmed cases of whooping cough in McHenry County has jumped to 25 and has spread to another community, the McHenry County Department of Health reports. ...
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Dominick's in Carpentersville closing in NovemberOct 25, 2011 12:00 am - Despite improved sales in the past year, the Dominick's store at 2411 Randall Road in Carpentersville will close in mid-November, village officials confirmed Tuesday. Ja...
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Daily attendance drops, truancy rises in U-46Oct 24, 2011 11:00 pm - The slight dip in average daily attendance across Elgin Area District U-46 and a spike in truancy numbers during the first month of school are two areas that district of...
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Former District 158 board member remembered as taxpayer advocateOct 21, 2011 5:30 am - A former Huntley Unit District 158 school board member who won over supporters as an advocate for taxpayers and created enemies with his often cantankerous style has die...
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Dist. 300 teacher brings world into the classroomOct 20, 2011 1:00 am - Ask a typical seventh-grader about Islam, personal finances, or 9/11 and you'll most likely be met with a blank stare and a long “um.” But one teacher in Community Unit ...
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U-46 attorneys play down consultant’s reportOct 20, 2011 12:00 am - Attorneys for Elgin Area School District U-46 said a bilingual special education consultant hired by the plaintiffs’ attorneys “cherry picked” information to complete a ...
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District 300 community plans protest in SpringfieldOct 19, 2011 5:45 am - Community Unit District 300 will take its opposition to the proposed extension of tax breaks for Hoffman Estates-based Sears Holdings Corp. straight to lawmakers in the ...
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Bilingual special ed expert decries U-46 ELL programOct 19, 2011 12:00 am - A bilingual special education specialist retained by plaintiffs in the federal bias lawsuit against Elgin Area School District U-46 described the district's English Lang...
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U-46 lawyers fire back at claims of segregationOct 18, 2011 12:00 am - Attorneys for Elgin Area School District U-46 worked Tuesday to poke holes in the testimony of a former director of the district's English Language Learners program who ...