Articles filed under Elgin Area Unit District 46
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Former Elgin High principal, community leader dies at 68Dec 30, 2009 10:00 pm - Ron O'Neal, a veteran educator who worked his way up the ranks from a teacher in a small Illinois town to become the first black principal in the state's second largest ...
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Schools, 'Aeroplanes,' and Tuberculosis made news in 1909Dec 29, 2009 10:00 pm - "It's about time someone issued some rules as to how teachers should behave." You know its cold when they start cutting ice from the river." "I think Elgin should open ...
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Variety of programs at South Elgin Parks and RecreationDec 26, 2009 10:00 pm - The South Elgin Parks and Recreation Department offers a variety of programs. For details, call (847) 622-0003 or visit southelgin.com. Shapes & Numbers: Make learning ...
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Inner-city kids' camp unites legacies of two from the suburbsDec 25, 2009 10:00 pm - As far as anyone knows, Frank Lentz never met Shirley Peterson, and he died 30 years before her. Yet they seem to have been separated by no more than a couple degrees: B...
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Elgin teen and his trumpet to march in Rose ParadeDec 25, 2009 10:00 pm - When Abraham Fuentes first picked up a trumpet six years ago, he didn't know of the magical places it would take him. But he'll be taking his trumpet to Disneyland and w...
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Elgin High staffers lose 401 pounds in two monthsDec 21, 2009 10:00 pm - It's the time of year when many of us seem to be packing on pounds, not shedding them. But 34 members of Elgin High School's staff have collectively lost 401 pounds in t...
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U-46 school newsDec 20, 2009 10:00 pm - Here is what's in the news this week at Elgin Area Unit District 46 schools. For details, visit u-46.org. Holiday recess Students will be on break until Jan. 4. The Educ...
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Judge won't let Elgin teen change rape pleaDec 20, 2009 10:00 pm - After two years, three separate cases, three different lawyers and dozens of appearances, Angel Facio's journey through the Cook and Kane County court systems could be a...
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Rights group outraged by U-46's attempt to hike bilingual class sizesDec 17, 2009 10:00 pm - A leading Mexican-American civil rights group is speaking out against Elgin Area School District U-46's attempt to get an exemption to state law on class-size caps for E...
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Otter Creek first-grader lauded by Special OlympicsDec 17, 2009 10:00 pm - A 6-year-old Otter Creek student is being celebrated as Special Olympics Illinois' athlete of the month. Sarah Ford, of Elgin, was born with Down syndrome and endured se...