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No cellphones in classrooms, new Chromebooks among changes at U-46 schools this fallJun 13, 2019 1:00 am - A new policy banning cellphone use in middle and high school classrooms, new Chromebooks for students in fifth through eighth grades, and a bigger staff to improve schoo...
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Naperville's Knoch Park getting better softball field, new turf for lacrosse, soccer and footballJun 13, 2019 1:00 am - Athletes in Naperville Unit District 203 and park district participants across the city are set to have two new fields in 2020, both in Knoch Park. The first to open wi...
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Editorial: District 118 must explain details behind student settlement paymentJun 12, 2019 11:00 pm - In paying a $22,500 settlement to a student's family, Wauconda Area Unit District 118 officials have put the community's trust on the line. Taxpayer money was spent on t...
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'It's obviously really exciting': Stevenson grad plays cello for The WhoJun 12, 2019 5:30 am - Editor's Note: The spelling of Pete Townshend's name has been corrected. A cellist with suburban roots has been touring North America as a member of The Who's backi...
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New assistant principal at Barrington High SchoolJun 12, 2019 1:00 am - Ben Rodriguez has been named as assistant principal of technology and innovation at Barrington High School. He replaces Ty Gorman, who became Barrington Area Unit Distri...
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Elk Grove Township Dist. 59 approves new teachers' contract with pay hikes up to 3.5%Jun 12, 2019 1:00 am - Elk Grove Township Elementary District 59 has inked a new three-year teachers' contract that calls for salary increases of up to 3.5%, though officials have yet to relea...
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Maine East Father's Day 5K set for SundayJun 12, 2019 1:00 am - Area runners are invited to take part in the Father's Day Kickin' Grass 5K Run/Walk on Sunday, June 16, at Maine East High School in Park Ridge. Race day registration wi...
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Batavia students work together to create mosaic muralJun 11, 2019 11:00 pm - Danielle Dobies is making Batavia beautiful, one school at a time. In 2015, the mosaic artist worked with H.C. Storm Elementary School families to create a large mosaic...
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District 54 hosts registration hours during the summerJun 11, 2019 11:00 pm - Parents of children who will be new students at District 54 schools for the 2019-20 school year can register this summer at the District 54 Professional Learning Center,...
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District 118 officials won't say why student's family got $22,500 settlementJun 11, 2019 1:00 am - Wauconda Unit School District 118 officials won't say why they've approved payments totaling $22,500 to a student's family as part of a settlement approved by the sc...