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News from October 2018

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Statewide test results: with individualized education plans students score 28.6 points lower at Stony Creek Elementary School

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 27, 2018

At Stony Creek Elementary School, a 28.6-point achievement gap persisted between with individualized education plans and without individualized education plans students in 2017.

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At Homewood-Flossmoor, 97 percent of students graduate high school; 76 percent go to college

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 27, 2018

About 92 percent of ninth graders in 2017 were on track to graduate at a school where the four-year graduation rate was 97 percent that year, according to the latest Illinois schools report card by the Illinois State Board of Education.

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Hometown Elementary School reports 0.0% truancy rate

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 27, 2018

The truancy rate at Hometown Elementary School stayed flat at 0.0 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a South Cook News analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

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83.2 percent of Everett F Kerr teachers stay put; average earns $52,788 per year

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 27, 2018

More than 83.2 percent of teachers stay at Everett F Kerr Middle School year to year, according to the 2017 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.

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Statewide test results: with individualized education plans students score 40.4 points lower at River Valley School

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 27, 2018

At River Valley School, a 40.4-point achievement gap persisted between with individualized education plans and without individualized education plans students in 2017.

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Statewide test results: with individualized education plans students score 17.3 points lower at Colin Powell Middle School

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 27, 2018

At Colin Powell Middle School, a 17.3-point achievement gap persisted between with individualized education plans and without individualized education plans students in 2017.

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Richard Byrd Elementary School reports 0.0% truancy rate

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 27, 2018

The truancy rate at Richard Byrd Elementary School stayed flat at 0.0 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a South Cook News analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

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How much revenue has Flossmoor SD 161 received from state taxpayers?

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 27, 2018

The subsidy Flossmoor School District 161 received through state taxes decreased 25 percent from fiscal year 2008 to 2017, adjusted for inflation, according to a South Cook News analysis of public schools data.

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Everett F. Kerr Middle School reports 11% truancy rate

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 27, 2018

The truancy rate at Everett F. Kerr Middle School fell to 11 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a South Cook News analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

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Village of Hazel Crest Administrative met October 23.

By Kristine Gonzales-Abella | Oct 27, 2018

Village of Hazel Crest Administrative met at 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23.

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Village of Hazel Crest Village Board met October 23.

By Kristine Gonzales-Abella | Oct 27, 2018

Village of Hazel Crest Village Board met at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23.

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Village of Flossmoor Community Relations Commission met October 23.

By Kristine Gonzales-Abella | Oct 27, 2018

Village of Flossmoor Community Relations Commission met at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23.

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Village of Burnham Board of Trustees met October 23.

By Kristine Gonzales-Abella | Oct 27, 2018

Village of Burnham Board of Trustees met Tuesday, Oct. 23.

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City of Oak Forest City Council met October 23.

By Kristine Gonzales-Abella | Oct 27, 2018

City of Oak Forest City Council met at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23.

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City of Hometown City Council met October 23.

By Kristine Gonzales-Abella | Oct 27, 2018

City of Hometown City Council met at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23.

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Country Club Hills City Council met October 22.

By Kristine Gonzales-Abella | Oct 27, 2018

Country Club Hills City Council met at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 22.

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City of Blue Island Municipal Services Committee met October 23.

By Kristine Gonzales-Abella | Oct 27, 2018

City of Blue Island Municipal Services Committee met at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23.

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Cook County Economic Development Advisory Committee met October 25.

By Kristine Gonzales-Abella | Oct 27, 2018

Cook County Economic Development Advisory Committee met at 8 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 25.

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Cook County Forest Preserve District Board met October 23.

By Kristine Gonzales-Abella | Oct 27, 2018

Cook County Forest Preserve District Board met at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23.

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Statewide test results: with individualized education plans students score 29.6 points lower at Glen Oaks Elementary School

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 26, 2018

At Glen Oaks Elementary School, a 29.6-point achievement gap persisted between with individualized education plans and without individualized education plans students in 2017.