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3 Bolingbrook middle school employees fired over alleged misconduct, district says
Three staff members at a south suburban middle school have been fired over alleged misconduct, the school district said in a statement Monday.
Guest column: Promise of dual language programs in Illinois must be embraced
Sara Pletcher, a District U-46 dual language instructional coach, makes the case for schools to embrace dual language ...
Freeport School District announces new middle school principal
FREEPORT, Ill. (WIFR) - Mr. Don Rundall is appointed as the new principal for Freeport Middle School. A related video is attached to this article.
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Driver in crash at Illinois after-school program that killed 4 may have had medical emergency, police say
A building used for an after-school program in Chatham, Illinois, was damaged and four people were killed after a car barreled through it on April 28, 2025. Erin Hooley/AP Springfield, Illinois AP — ...
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Driver who killed 4 by smashing through an Illinois after-school camp may have had medical emergency
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The driver of a car that barreled through a building used for a popular after-school camp in central Illinois, killing three children and a teenager, was not under the ...
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Driver who killed 4 by smashing through an Illinois after-school camp may have had health emergency
Damage is visible at the scene after a car barreled through a building used for an after-school camp Tuesday, April 29, 2025, in Chatham, Ill. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley) 32,607 people played the daily ...
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Trump administration investigating Illinois school district for discrimination over ‘privilege walks’ and diversity training
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
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Driver in fatal Illinois after-school building crash may have had medical emergency, police say
The driver of a car that barreled through a building used for a popular after-school camp in central Illinois, killing three children and a teenager, was not under the influence of drugs or ...