Articles filed under School Districts
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Episode V: The Union Strikes BackJul 24, 2008 11:00 pm - It's about time. For the first time since teacher contract negotiations in Huntley Unit District 158 began in April, things are getting interesting. The past week has se...
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More mobile classrooms for U-46 schoolsJul 24, 2008 11:00 pm - More mobiles are on the move in Elgin Area School District U-46. School board members this week approved adding one of six recently purchased mobile units to Harriet Gif...
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Obama's campaign is all smoke, no fireJul 24, 2008 11:00 pm - As the election grows near, we must evaluate candidates not merely on words, but on deeds. I have a hard time believing Obama didn't know the racist ideology preached in...
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District 158 teachers union won't release new proposalJul 24, 2008 11:00 pm - The teachers union in Huntley Unit District 158 said Thursday it would not release its latest contract proposal. "We want to keep the specific details of the proposals a...
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Dist. 211 makes $1.5 million phone dealJul 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Not everything was about the turf Thursday night for Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211. It's also about the light poles. Cell phone provider Cricket will pay ...
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Bucket Boys make a career in junkJul 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Part comedy, part percussion performance, Vince Romanelli and Mitch Martin whack their drum sticks on everything but drums. Friends since sixth grade, the guys from Crys...
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Briefs: Man indicted in connection to comic book theftJul 23, 2008 11:00 pm - A DuPage County grand jury indicted a 27-year-old Des Plaines man on charges he used a forged check to buy a classic 1963 Spider-Man comic book from a Naperville store, ...
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For some U-46 students, summer vacation is overJul 23, 2008 11:00 pm - For students from three Elgin Area School District U-46 schools, it was back to the books Wednesday. About 1,400 students returned from their abbreviated summer break to...
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Elgin library has a hot ideaJul 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Something new is percolating at the Gail Borden Library in Elgin. Come October, one of Elgin's most popular destinations will have its first coffee shop and cafe. Chicag...
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How to help a child start school on right footJul 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Each year the department distributes backpacks filled with school supplies to needy children in an effort to help under-resourced parents get their children ready for a ...