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As new school year dawns, some parents urge schools to use technology less in classroomsAug 10, 2026 7:25 pm - As part of a growing national movement, more and more suburban parents fearing technology’s detrimental impact on their children’s cognitive abilities and social-emotional skills are calling for scaling back on its use.
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‘The vibes are there’: Fans at Bears practice in Lincolnshire expect big things this seasonAug 10, 2026 3:48 pm - Thousands of diehard Chicago Bears fans swarmed Stevenson High School’s athletic stadium Monday for a rare team practice away from Halas Hall.
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Waving goodbye to summer break: Students return to some suburban high schoolsAug 10, 2026 12:11 pm - With their first 150 years behind them, Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 and its original institution of Palatine High School welcomed back students for year 151 on Monday.
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Mount Prospect District 57 completing mold remediation at two schoolsAug 09, 2026 6:20 pm - As Mount Prospect Elementary School District 57 gets ready to welcome back students and staff, the district is also making sure they aren’t greeted by mold on their return.
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Riding into the new school year: Suburban students to face new e-bike regulationsAug 09, 2026 1:28 pm - In the wake of recent deaths and major injuries of kids on e-bikes, e-scooters and e-motos, public safety advocates are looking to this month’s return to school as a fresh opportunity to educate students about such vehicles and their regulations.
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‘Not vanity projects’: First District 214 referendum in more than a half century will ask for $295 million to fix buildingsAug 07, 2026 4:46 pm - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 board members voted to place a $295 million bond referendum on the Nov. 3 ballot for building renovations across seven campuses, in what is the district’s first referendum in more than five decades.
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Facility improvements for all-day kindergarten classes feature highly in tentative Dist. 62 budgetAug 07, 2026 3:15 pm - Facilities for new all-day kindergarten programs are among the big expenditures in Des Plaines District 62’s proposed budget.
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Former West Chicago elementary school teacher charged with sexually abusing studentsAug 07, 2026 1:05 pm - A former West Chicago elementary school teacher is facing 11 felonies after being accused of having inappropriate sexual contact with multiple students, authorities announced Friday.
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District 15 dismisses ethics complaintAug 07, 2026 8:50 am - The Palatine Township Elementary District 15 school board this week dismissed an ethics complaint alleging misuse of funds during the district’s successful $93 million 2022 Moving 15 Forward referendum campaign.
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‘She already knows the heart of District 54’: Sagan named next superintendentAug 07, 2026 8:00 am - The Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54 board of education made it official Thursday naming Associate Superintendent of Educational Services Jillian Sagan as successor to Superintendent Andy DuRoss next summer.