Elgin’s Madman Muntz lived up to his name
Nothing in the life of Earl "Madman" Muntz was routine, boring or low-key. Not the way his never-ending entrepreneurial drive made three fortunes and lost two. Not the way his...
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Larkin High School put on lockdown after teen spotted with Airsoft gun
Larkin High School in Elgin was briefly put on lockdown Friday morning after a teen was seen with a realistic-looking BB-style gun outside the building, according to officials. A 17-year-old...
District U46 nurse named Illinois School Nurse of the Year
When you hear the words "school nurse," you probably think of a woman sitting in an office while a procession of children come to her, complaining that "I just threw...
U46 boundaries, kindergarten, construction plan passes another hurdle
The proposed elementary-school attendance boundary changes in Elgin School District U46 won a unanimous endorsement from the executive committee of the U46 Citizens Advisory Council on Thursday. But they failed...
Bystanders key to stop bullying problem, District U46 officials say
One major key to defusing bullying among young people is to concentrate not just on the perpetrator, not just on the victim, but on the bystanders who can either provide...
Elgin police called as group challenges U46 on Open Meeting Act
Members of a Downstate political watchdog group called Elgin police to this week's meeting Elgin U46 School Board meeting, arguing that district officials should be arrested for a violation of...
Townhall meetings over, U46 faces boundary, kindergarten decisions
As they approach a final decision about changing elementary-school attendance boundaries, adding onto three schools and offering all-day kindergarten, Elgin School District U46 leaders now know where the big controversies...
Schools look for alternatives to expelling, suspending students
School districts in Elgin, Aurora and Naperville have reduced the number of students who are expelled or suspended, adopting an emerging philosophy among educators nationwide that no-tolerance policies often lead...
Still a large racial imbalance in which students get suspended, expelled
Outgoing U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan told the White House conference called "Rethink Discipline" in July that "you also can't talk about school discipline without talking about race." He...
‘Body by Jake’ Steinfeld, Elgin VIPs dedicate Abbott fitness center
With the Chicago Bears Drumline playing, fitness guru "Body by Jake" Steinfeld issuing a motivational speech, 600 seventh- and eight-graders shouting "DON"T QUIT!" in unison, and many of Elgin's VIPs...