Madhu Krishnamurthy
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New District 300 teacher contract includes 4% raises, on averageAug 21, 2019 1:00 am - A new three-year teachers' contract guarantees nearly 4% annual raises on average for more than 1,500 employees within Algonquin-based Community Unit District 300. The D...
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Why teen vaping is an epidemic that needs urgent attention, experts warnAug 20, 2019 5:30 am - E-cigarette use among teenagers is a growing epidemic that's quickly outpacing other substances, such as alcohol, marijuana, prescription drugs and opioids, health exper...
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Park Ridge teen sues Juul, Philip Morris for nicotine addictionAug 20, 2019 1:00 am - A Park Ridge teenager who says he became addicted to nicotine through vaping filed a class-action lawsuit Monday against leading e-cigarette maker Juul Labs and tobacco ...
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Suburban malls look to reinvent, reinvigorate themselves as retail slips awayAug 18, 2019 5:30 am - Just north of the Jane Addams Tollway on the south end of Huntley, broken concrete and tall grass are all that remain of the Huntley Outlet Center. The 279,000-square-fo...
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U-46's welcome center helps new, immigrant families acclimateAug 16, 2019 1:00 am - When Marissa Soto entered the American schooling system, there was a huge disconnect between the language she spoke at home with her Mexican immigrant parents and how sh...
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First Day of School: What it takes to get U-46 ready for 38,000 studentsAug 14, 2019 5:30 am - For weeks, suburban schools have been abuzz with a flurry of activity as officials prepare for the yearly onslaught of eager young learners scurrying about hallways and ...
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District 158 students start school year with new administrators, programsAug 14, 2019 1:00 am - Huntley Community School District 158's 9,235 students in first through 12th grades returned to classrooms Wednesday. The district has hired several administrators this ...
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38,000 students begin classes in U-46Aug 14, 2019 1:00 am - More than 38,000 students in kindergarten through 12th grade returned to Elgin Area School District U-46 schools Wednesday for the first day of classes. Preschool studen...
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New administrators, upgraded facilities greet District 300 studentsAug 13, 2019 1:00 am - More than 20,000 students returned to Community Unit District 300 schools for the first day of classes Tuesday. They were greeted by new administrators and spruced-up fa...
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New things suburban students can expect to see in schools this yearAug 12, 2019 6:00 am - Students across the region will return to new additions, modernized learning centers, and other facility improvements as school construction projects wrap up before clas...