Articles filed under Elgin Area Unit District 46
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Bartlett, Palatine high bands hit the big screenNov 01, 2008 11:00 pm - When high school students meet on a football field, there might be a bone-crushing tackle or some trash-talking from the two sides. But when the marching bands at Bartle...
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State testing rules bring failureOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Last year, area school districts said they needed to focus their efforts on their high schools after most high schools failed to meet state standards. This year, most ar...
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Privacy puts limits on good-news coverageOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - How careful is too careful? In these times, it's hard to tell. Last week, I was invited to Prairie View Elementary's mock presidential election. Organized and run by the...
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Elgin looks to shift cops to save on overtimeOct 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Rising officer overtime costs and a souring economy could lead to changes at the Elgin Police Department before the end of November. A proposal to save $750,000 on overt...
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U-46 superintendent outlines next stepsOct 27, 2008 11:00 pm - A mile wide, an inch deep isn't the way to go about examining the state's second-largest school district. Not from any perspective. Especially, Elgin Area School Distric...
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Language shouldn't be an issue in schoolOct 23, 2008 11:00 pm - It's a simple mathematical formula, really. Write a story that could in any way be related to immigration and it's guaranteed comments. The issue's a hot button. Last ...
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Elgin officials reject cop review board to investigate misconductOct 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Elgin's mayor and police chief rejected calls to form an independent board modeled after one in Chicago that would investigate allegations of misconduct and brutality. "...
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Memorial markers honor victims, warn against drunken drivingOct 22, 2008 11:00 pm - A roadside sign bearing the name of Caitlin Elizabeth Weese can't take away the pain of losing her. But it does provide some comfort knowing her memory and legacy will l...
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Long-awaited library cafe opens for businessOct 21, 2008 11:00 pm - There's new coffee shop at Elgin's Gail Borden Library and officials definitely believe "the cup" is half-full. La Tazza, which means "the cup" in Italian, served its u...
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Fox Valley schools removed from academic monitoring listOct 21, 2008 11:00 pm - A pair of Fox Valley school districts and two Elgin Area School District U-46 middle schools have been removed from a list of schools requiring academic monitoring, Illi...