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Elgin Public Museum to honor late educator "Miss Marge" SaturdayJan 26, 2023 3:23 PM - The Elgin Public Museum will hold a "Remembrance Tea" Saturday to honor its late longtime educator Marge Fox.
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Waubonsee Voices: Why we should care about the arts
Jan 26, 2023 9:54 AM - The arts have always figured prominently in everyday life, and their benefits for a society have long been recognized. -
Glenbard Parent Series speaker to discuss essential skills for young people on Feb. 8
Jan 31, 2023 3:31 PM - On Wednesday, Feb. 8, the Glenbard Parent Series: Navigating Healthy Families will present "Essential Communication and Life Skills: A Kid's Guide to Growing Up" with author Catherine Newman in two webinars. -
York Drama to present classic and contemporary takes on the seminal drama '12 Angry Men'
Jan 27, 2023 3:09 PM - On Feb. 2-5, York Community High School will be breathing new life and improved commentary to the classic drama "Twelve Angry Men." York Drama's production will feature a double cast show featuring two tones: a classic presentation and one with a contemporary feel. -
Harper College to host first Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration
Jan 26, 2023 3:30 PM - From the outset, the organizers of Harper College's first Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration planned on starting a campus tradition. The first celebration will take place Jan. 31. -
Pritzker warns College Board against AP Black studies changes after DeSantis blocked course
Jan 25, 2023 8:28 PM - Gov. J.B. Pritzker is going to battle with the national College Board over what he calls "political grandstanding" by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. The Chicago Democrat is warning the nonprofit that oversees the Advanced Placement program that Illinois will reject a revised African American Studies course if it doesn't include "a factual accounting of history, including the role played by black queer Americans."
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Prospect Hts. District 23 will seek tax hike to fund full-day kindergarten, building upgrades
Jan 25, 2023 5:30 AM - Security upgrades and full-day kindergarten will be on the ballot April 4, when Prospect Heights Elementary School District 23 asks voters to approve a tax rate increase. -
Glenbard District 87 board approves Glenbard Education Association agreement with new schedule, cost savings
Jan 31, 2023 2:59 PM - On Jan. 23, the Glenbard Township High School District 87 board of education approved a memorandum of agreement with the Glenbard Education Association (GEA), the union that represents the district's licensed staff. The memorandum of agreement includes a new school day schedule to be phased in over the next two school years. -
Glenbard Dist. 87 provides tax relief through $1.5 million debt service levy abatement
Jan 31, 2023 1:19 PM - On Jan. 23, the Glenbard District 87 board approved a resolution to abate $1.5 million from the debt service levy portion of its 2022 tax levy. "We are in extraordinary fiscal times as we have experienced hyperinflation that has not been seen to this level since the early 1980s," said Seth Chapman, assistant superintendent for finance and operations. -
District 203 board narrowly approves curricular requirement for music programs
Jan 24, 2023 6:56 PM - Despite concerns about already overcrowded schedules for students, the Naperville Unit District 203 school board narrowly approved a plan to require a curricular element in high school music programs next school year.
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