Larissa Chinwah
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Larkin High School celebrates its golden jubileeSep 13, 2012 10:52 am - The Queen of England celebrated her diamond jubilee — recognizing her 60th anniversary — earlier this year, and now some local Royals are preparing to usher in a 50th an...
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New principal evaluation system rolled out in U-46Sep 12, 2012 1:39 pm - Principals in Elgin Area School District U-46, and across the state, will find themselves under the microscope this school year with the implementation of a statewide ev...
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ECC’s Latino Heritage Month kicks offSep 11, 2012 2:04 pm - The community is invited to celebrate Latino Heritage Month at Elgin Community College from Sept. 14 through Oct. 16, which recognizes contributions made by Latinos whil...
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Highland Hounds devour books in summer reading challengeSep 10, 2012 12:01 pm - Flavia Birdsell wanted to prevent her three elementary-age sons from losing the reading skills they had spent the past school year developing. So, instead of spending th...
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Title IX: Local high schools work to bridge achievement gapSep 09, 2012 11:00 pm - Barrington High School junior Karen Rojas isn't yet sure what she wants to pursue as a career, but it likely will have something to do with math or science. That's why t...
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Pizza restaurant to raise money for literacy programsSep 07, 2012 3:58 pm - Call it pizza for paperbacks, slices for scholarship or eating for education, a fundraiser at a local pizza restaurant with locations in Elgin and Crystal Lake will sati...
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Evan Jager returns to Jacobs and his Algonquin fansSep 04, 2012 11:00 pm - Evan Jager has set an American record in the 3000-meter steeplechase, represented the United States at the 2012 London Olympic Games in the same event and competed all o...
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Funeral set for 4-year-old Woodstock girl killed in crashSep 04, 2012 5:26 pm - The funeral for a 4-year-old Woodstock girl killed in a holiday weekend crash is set for noon Thursday at Davenport Family Funeral Home in Crystal Lake. A visitation wil...
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Local businesses compete for Ryder Cup tourist dollarsSep 03, 2012 11:00 am - From dining guides to package deals, local businesses are pulling out the stops to attract the hordes of people expected to visit Medinah Country Club for the Ryder Cup ...
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D300 teacher remembered for her laugh, poiseSep 02, 2012 6:00 am - Westfield Community School teacher Amy Calinski never let her illness define her. Her friends and relatives said Amy happened to be a person who had breast cancer. Calin...