Articles filed under Education
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Hoffman Estates hosts senior driving classJan 29, 2014 3:27 pm - The Village of Hoffman Estates Commission for Senior Citizens will host a “Rules of the Road” course for seniors from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 3 in the Departme...
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Grayslake's Prairie Crossing Charter School ends subzero recessJan 29, 2014 1:00 pm - Students at Prairie Crossing Charter School in Grayslake no longer will have a shortened outdoor recess in subzero weather, under an amended policy. Executive Director G...
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New Mundelein High superintendent has suburban tiesJan 29, 2014 8:00 am - The Mundelein High School board has chosen a downstate administrator with suburban ties to lead the district for the next five years. Kevin Myers will replace Jody Ware ...
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Schaumburg teacher awed at State of UnionJan 29, 2014 8:00 am - Even as Schaumburg science teacher Michelle Burke was waiting to take off from Washington D.C. Wednesday morning, she was still coming down from her once-in-a-lifetime e...
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District 220 board supports laptop planJan 29, 2014 4:15 am - A majority of the Barrington Area Unit District 220 board members on Tuesday agreed to support a plan to put a laptop into the hands of every student at Barrington High ...
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Former professor makes record donation to EIUJan 28, 2014 4:09 pm - CHARLESTON, Ill. — The estate of a former Eastern Illinois University professor has donated $3.68 million to the school. It is the largest donation in EIU history. EIU s...
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UIS to keep Prairie Stars nicknameJan 28, 2014 4:08 pm - SPRINGFIELD — The University of Illinois-Springfield athletic teams will keep the Prairie Stars nickname. Efforts started last year to explore alternatives to the Prairi...
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District 103 to offer preschool screeningsJan 28, 2014 2:15 pm - Lincolnshire-Prairieview Elementary District 103 offers a winter preschool screening on Wednesday, Feb. 12, for 3- and 4-year-old children for whom there may be concerns...
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Labor unions sue over plan to cut pensionsJan 28, 2014 10:50 am - SPRINGFIELD — Labor unions filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking to throw out Illinois’ new law aimed at eliminating a worst-in-the-nation pension shortfall, a long-anticipate...
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Lake Villa children’s museum has a home but needs fundingJan 28, 2014 10:14 am - With the building secured and the plans drawn, Busy Brains Childrens Museum is launching in earnest a campaign to raise funds for what it hopes will be a regional attrac...