Articles filed under School Districts
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Dist. 118's budget sound for 2009-10, but future is leanerSep 18, 2009 11:00 pm - The budget that the Wauconda Unit District 118 school board approved this week estimates a $350,000 surplus at the end of the fiscal year - and it might be the last surp...
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Saturday SoapboxSep 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Top-notch education: We offer congrats to five local schools that received the Department of Education's Blue Ribbon award: Windsor Elementary in Arlington Heights, St. ...
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Carpentersville school bus drivers given a reprieve to park at homeSep 18, 2009 11:00 pm - A group of Carpentersville school bus drivers who were banned earlier this summer from parking buses at home have been granted permission to once again keep the buses in...
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District 300 lease saves abandoned houseSep 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Stop the bulldozers. The Community Unit District 300 school board approved a deal this week that effectively saves an abandoned home in Carpentersville. The home is near...
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Area run to benefit heart foundationSep 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Many will run for the love of their friend Kathryn, some will run for exercise and others for fun. But all participants in Saturday's charity event will be helping cardi...
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Fighting cancer, not just fires, in BartlettSep 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Bartlett firefighters aren't wearing pink to pay homage to '80s filmmaker John Hughes, these supposedly gruff men and women are wearing pink for breast cancer awareness....
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The who, what and why of the school lockdownSep 17, 2009 11:00 pm - As the search for escaped bank robber Robert Maday spread through the suburbs Friday, dozens of schools in three counties were put on soft lockdowns, which were lifted s...
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He works for park district but elephants are in his bloodSep 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Despite their mammoth size of three tons or more, elephants are agile and speedy as well as smart. We have this on authority of Brian McKenna, superintendent of parks fo...
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Accused teacher arrested again on harassment chargeSep 17, 2009 11:00 pm - The Grant High School teacher who police say paid two teenage students for housework with drugs and alcohol was arrested Thursday for the second time this week, accused ...
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U-46 enrollment just slightly upSep 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Just 22 more. Students, that is. According to preliminary enrollment counts released this week, 22 more students are attending Elgin Area School District U-46 schools t...