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Barrington High School to start ‘flexible’ program for students, allowing for internships and other seminars

July 17, 2023 at 3:37 p.m.

Seventy Barrington High School seniors will participate in a new flexible learning program during the next academic year, which starts next month, according to Barrington High School District 220 officials....

A crowd filled the commuter parking lot in Barrington July 3, 2023 for Barrington High School Alumni Night of the Metra Lot Concert series. Officials say safety measures have been increased in the wake of the Highland Park massacre July 4 last year and other mass shootings nationwide.

Safety measures heightened in some local towns as officials balance summertime fun, large crowds and the reality of mass shootings in the U.S.

July 10, 2023 at 12:57 p.m.

A year after the mass shooting at the Highland Park Fourth of July parade, a number of fireworks shows and other large-participation events planned now included heightened police presences, authorities'...

Elvira Villanueva helps students with food selection during summer school breakfast distribution June 26, 2023 at East Leyden High School in Franklin Park. The meal program is part of efforts by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Illinois State Board of Education, along with local school districts, to help give some students ongoing access to food during the summer break.

School districts in west suburban Oak Park, Elmwood Park, Franklin Park addressing potential summer break hunger, offering breakfast and lunch

June 26, 2023 at 6:45 p.m.

As the school year ends and some students and their families are faced with food insecurity, the state board of education and the U.S. Department of Agriculture have stepped in...

A student is served breakfast June 26, 2023 at Sunny Hill Elementary School in Carpentersville. The school, which is part of Barrington School District 220, is providing meals to families who want them as part of the summer food service program.

Breakfast, lunch is served as school districts break for summer but some families face need for ongoing meals

June 26, 2023 at 5:08 p.m.

As the school year ends and some students and their families are faced with food insecurity, the state board of education and the U.S. Department of Agriculture have stepped in...

Lake Zurich School District 95 boards supports more pay, benefits for support staff and approves changes to student handbook

June 20, 2023 at 1:52 p.m.

A consensus among Lake Zurich School District 95 Board of Education members is that the district's support staff is valuable and looking into paying them more could be "money well...

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Barrington High School to start ‘flexible’ program for students, allowing for internships and other seminars

Safety measures heightened in some local towns as officials balance summertime fun, large crowds and the reality of mass shootings in the U.S.

School districts in west suburban Oak Park, Elmwood Park, Franklin Park addressing potential summer break hunger, offering breakfast and lunch

Breakfast, lunch is served as school districts break for summer but some families face need for ongoing meals

Lake Zurich School District 95 boards supports more pay, benefits for support staff and approves changes to student handbook

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