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Addressing the Other Side of Teacher Evaluation

Harriet Sanford | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Peer Assistance and Review, Education, Education Reform, Elgin, Teacher Evaluations, Teacher Evaluation, Columbus Ohio, Education News

Instead of just setting a bar for teachers to reach, Peer Assistance and Review programs create teacher-led coaching and support systems to ensure that educators can meet expectations and continue to grow throughout their careers.

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1,600 Copies Of 'The Cornbread Mafia' Stolen From A Truck Lot In Illinois

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: The Cornbread Mafia, 4/20, Cannabis, Video, Cornbread Mafia, Stolen Books, Marijuana, 4-20, 420, James Higdon, Elgin, Pot, 4:20, Weed, Politics News

A semi-trailer containing the entire second printing of James Higdon's "The Cornbread Mafia" was stolen from a truck lot in Elgin, Ill., roughly 40 mi...

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THAT CAN'T BE GOOD...

AP | BEN McCONVILLE | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Video, Elgin Gas Leak, Elgin Platform, Elgin North Sea, North Sea Gas Leak, Total Elgin, Total Elgin Leak, Elgin, North Sea, Total Elgin Platform, Ap, Total Gas Leak, Green News

EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) — Environmental groups warned Thursday they fear an oil spill could be triggered at a North Sea offshore platform that has ...

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Man Killed In Small Plane Crash Near Chicago Suburb

AP | Posted 01.20.2012

Read More: Frank Kehoe Plane Crash, Elgin Plane Crash, Elgin, Frank Kehoe Dead, Suburban Chicago Plane Crash, Chicago News

ELGIN, Ill. — Authorities are investigating a small plane crash in suburban Chicago that left the pilot dead. Kane County sheriff's spokesman P...

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Man Charged In The Murder Of 5-Year-Old Elgin Boy

Posted 12.15.2011

Read More: Video, Eric Galarza Elgin, Eric Galarza Jr, Chicagoland Crime, Miguel Hernandez Charged, Miguel Hernandez Elgin, Elgin Illinois, Eric Galarza Killed, Elgin, Eric Galarza Shot, Miguel Hernandez Jr Elgin, 5-Year-Old Shot, Chicago News

An Elgin man police say is a known gang member has been charged and ordered held without bail in the shooting death of 5-year-old Eric Galarza Jr. ...

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State Gaming Regulator Calls Casino Expansion Bill 'Garbage'

Posted 09.13.2011

Read More: Gambling, Casinos, Chicago Politics, Chicago Crime Commission, Aaron Jaffe, Pat Quinn, Rahm Emanuel, Crime, Illinois Casino Bill, Addiction, Chicago News, Casino Expansion, Elgin, Illinois, John Cullerton, Chicago News

While Illinois Governor Pat Quinn continues to remain quiet about whether he will sign or veto the massive gaming expansion bill narrowly approved by ...

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Man Busted For Smoking Pot In Drive-Thru, With Cop Behind Him

Posted 08.14.2011

Read More: Jose S. Barrera, Marijuana, Drive-Thru, Chicago, McDonald's, Elgin, Drugs, Pot, Drug Laws, Chicago News

An Elgin man was arrested early Monday for possession of marijuana after he allegedly lit up while waiting, just in front of a police car, in the driv...

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Family Dispute Leads To Sword Attack In The Suburbs

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Illinois, Elgin, Elgin Sword Attack, Sword Attack, Domestic Dispute, Chicago, Chicago News

A television became the victim of a sword attack following a domestic dispute in suburban Elgin Tuesday, according to police. CBS Chicago reports ...

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Top Ten Haunted Houses, Just In Time For A Good Scare

The Huffington Post | Aixa Velez | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Elgin, Halloween, Zion, Aurora, Chicago Events, Haunted House, Chicago-Halloween, Chicago, Chicago News

Boo! Ok, so maybe that didn't scare you, but there are quite a few places that pop up this time of year that might do the trick. While most require a ...

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Carolyn Gilbert, Who Returned To Teaching After Student Stabbed Her, Now Getting Fired

Chicago Tribune | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Illinois Budget Crisis, Carolyn Gilbert Fired, Elgin, Illinois, Carolyn Gilbert, Carolyn Gilbert Stabbed, Chicago, Chicago News

Carolyn Gilbert teaches a fashion class at Elgin High School in January of this year. Gilbert survived a knife attack by a student two years ago. Gi...

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Future Uncertain For Sixteen Pit Bulls Seized In Drug Raid

Courier News | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Alejandro Campos-Rivera, Animal Cruelty, Elgin, Illinois, Dogfighting, Pit Bulls, Golf Rose Animal Hospital, Chicago, Chicago News

Sixteen dogs seized in a weekend drug raid remained at a Schaumburg animal hospital Monday waiting to be evaluated, their fate still to be determined,...

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Andrew Hedrich, Elgin 8-year-old, Sets Bench Press World Record (VIDEO)

NBC Chicago | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Weight Lifting, Andrew Hedrich, Elgin, Raw Powerlifting Federation, Chicago News

Andrew Hedrich is not like other 8-year-olds. "I lift a lot more than they do." Hedrich said. "All the girls go, ooooh, ahhh, when they see my muscles...

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Elgin House Explodes, Injures Five

Chicago Breaking News | January 13, 2010 9:05 AM | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gas Leak, Elgin, Elgin House Explosion, House Explosion, Firefighters, Explosion, Chicago, Chicago News

Five people were taken to hospitals Tuesday night after an explosion at a house in Elgin, police said. The odor of gas was detected before the blast, ...

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Elgin Ranked Fattest City In Illinois

CBS 2 | Derrick Blakley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Elgin Obesity, Elgin, Fattest City Illinois, Obesity, Health, Chicago News

In Elgin, civic leaders face a weighty problem: a survey that calls their town the fattest in Illinois....

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