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Mundelein High superintendent gets contract extensionNov 16, 2017 12:00 am - Mundelein High School Superintendent Kevin Myers has received a one-year contract extension from the District 120 board. Myers' contract was to expire in June 2019. It's...
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Some victims of flood damage eligible for $750 state tax creditNov 16, 2017 12:00 am - Property owners in Lake and 17 other counties affected by flooding in July may be eligible for a state tax credit up to $750. The Flood Victim Tax Credit bill, signed in...
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Police to step up presence after another threat in Dist. 158Nov 16, 2017 12:00 am - There will be an increased police presence at all Huntley Community School District 158 schools Friday after police discovered Thursday that a district student threatene...
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Bloomingdale teacher honored as 'classroom hero'Nov 15, 2017 10:00 pm - A teacher at Westfield Middle School in Bloomingdale, Cyndi Bringer, recently was honored as a Symetra Hero in the Classroom during a surprise presentation at a school a...
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Dist. 204 launches community sessions to plan futureNov 15, 2017 4:30 am - Class sizes five students larger than the state average. Enrollment projected to decline by 1,400 students in five years. Teachers paid an average of $13,500 a year less...
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Barrington teacher named Hero in the ClassroomNov 15, 2017 12:00 am - Kindergarten teacher Jill Henning was swarmed Wednesday afternoon by her students and Staley the Bear after it was announced that she was named a Symetra Hero in the Cla...
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Gordon Korman talks about life as a best-selling author with Wredling studentsNov 15, 2017 12:00 am - New York Times best-selling author Gordon Korman, who has written more than 75 books, talked about his life and career as an author Wednesday with Wredling Middle School...
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District 62 superintendent will get $127,000 to leave amid sexual harassment allegationsNov 15, 2017 12:00 am - Des Plaines Elementary District 62 school board members voted Wednesday to pay Superintendent Floyd Williams Jr. more than $127,000 in a separation agreement amid accusa...
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District 15 looks to start dual-language programNov 15, 2017 12:00 am - Palatine Township Elementary District 15 is moving toward launching its first dual-language program in the 2018-19 academic year. As part of the process, two consultants...
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Police: Student again the target of 'disparaging racial and threatening comments'Nov 15, 2017 12:00 am - Huntley police are investigating a complaint of "disparaging racial and threatening comments" made against a student - who previously had been threatened by a schoolmate...