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- NIU Memorial
Updates from tonights NIU Memorial Committee meeting. - Easter Seals Autism School Receives Large Donation
In honor of autism awareness month, local students raise funds for a therapeutic school in Rockford.
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- $1 Million Dollar Grant To Rockford Schools
Rockford Public School awarded nearly $1 Million to improve teaching of American History.
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- UIUC Has More Foreign Students Than Any Public U.S. University
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is home to more international students that any other public university in the United States.
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- NIU Trustees Approve Panel To Study Response To Shootings
Trustees at Northern Illinois University are convening a task force to study the school's response to the deadly Valentine's Day shootings that killed five students.
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- Texas College Shooting
Two students injured in early morning shooting in parking lot outside Texas College dorm
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- Western Illinois University Threat
WIU increases security after note about on-campus shooting
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- Virginia Offers Tech Victims' Families $100,000 Each
The families of those killed in the Virginia Tech massacre would receive $100,000 each under a settlement the state is proposing to prevent lawsuits.
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- NIU Shooting Investigation
There are new calls for a task force to be created at NIU to study the school's response to the shootings on campus.
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- Illinois Tuition Boost
Tuition rates may go up 8 percent at University of Illinois...
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- Police Hand Out Truancy Tickets
Rockford School District officials said they'd be cracking down on the ongoing truancy problem and boy did they mean business.
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- Illinois Man Accused Of Carrying Gun In ISU Dormitory
The search continues for a gun reportedly taken to the Iowa State campus in Ames, Iowa, over the weekend.
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- Autopsy Results Released For NIU Shooting Victims & Gunman
Autopsy and toxicology results have just been released for the gunman and victims of the NIU shooting.
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- Harlem Student Arrested
A Harlem High School student is arrested for making a shooting threat
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- Oklahoma Lawmakers Approve Guns On Campus Bill
Lawmakers in Oklahoma are taking steps to allow people with specialized training to carry concealed weapons on college campuses.
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- Jefferson High School Fight
Another fight breaks out at Jefferson High school today and one student is arrested.
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- Harvard Data Breach
Harvard says hacker exposed personal information of graduate students, applicants
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- School Threat
Another threatening message is found at an area school, this time it's Harlem High School.
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- Hononegah State Of The School Address
The Superintendent of the Hononegah Community Schools delivered his state of the district address today.
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- Hazing Still A Problem On Campus
Hazing is not supposed to be part of college life, but a new study says it is.
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- Rockford Schools Alert System
Rockford schools want an electronic notification system. - Golden Apple Awards
After months of deliberations Golden Apple Awards are handed out to five teachers today and 23 news was there to catch all the excitement.
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- School Bomb Threat Arrest
A 17 year old Hononegah student has been arrested in connection with a school bomb threat.
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- Boylan High School Threat
Another local high school scare to tell you about tonight.
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- Hononegah High School Lockdown
A short lived lockdown gives a local high school a chance to test it's new message system.
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- Moment Of Silence In Schools
Illinois House votes to repeal required moment of silence
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- Cicero To Dedicate Classroom To NIU Shooting Victim
The town of Cicero plans to pay tribute to Northern Illinois University shooting victim Catalina Garcia tonight (Wednesday) by dedicating a classroom to her in its new community center.
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- Fundraiser for New School
Local Catholics hope to raise money to construct a Catholic school in Roscoe. - Local Health Program For Students
For the past year about five hundred Rockford kids have been involved in a health study.
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- New Device Aims To Keep Students Safe
With the increase in school shootings, many campuses nationwide are stepping up security to try and avoid what happened at NIU.
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- Hot Dog Day
It was dining in style today for Harlem Special Education children.
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- Student Loan Squeeze
Market disruption means students may have to search harder for loans
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- School Lockdown In Kentucky
Louisville high school on lockdown after report of person with gun
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- New Plans for Language Immersion Program
The Rockford Schoolboard Committee recommends a return to a 90/10 Spanish/English proportion for the Language Immersion Program. - Rockford School Bus Problems
The weather's to blame for another day off for students in the Rockford School District today.
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- Teacher Sex Scandal Update
The Belvidere high school teacher accused of having a sexual relationship with a 15 year old student turns herself into police.
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- Grant For More Teachers At Hononegah
Thanks to a state grant, Hononegah High School can expand it's teaching staff to keep up with increasing enrollment.
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- Kenosha Teen Moves On In American Idol Competition
A high school senior from Kenosha will follow her dream to Hollywood.
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- Auburn High School Robbery
An Auburn High Student is robbed in the school's parking lot.
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- Lena-Winslow Bus Vandalism Update
Despite rumors around town, the Lena-Winslow School District says it's moving forward with charges against two students who recently vandalized more than a dozen buses.
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- Lena School Bus Vandalism Update
The teen who allegedly vandalized Lena school buses earlier this week turns himself into police.
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- Harlem Bus Route Changes
Due to extreme flooding, bus routes have changed for some Harlem School students.
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- Lena School Bus Vandalism
School is back on for students in the Lena-Winslow School District tomorrow after it was canceled today due to school buses being vandalized.
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- Schools Win For Safe Driving Program
Throughout Illinois and here in the stateline 105 schools are recognized for designing impressive teen driving programs aimed at student safety.
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- Northwestern Applications Increase
University receives record number of applications
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- West Middle School Bomb Threat
A West Middle School student in Rockford is questioned today regarding a bomb threat.
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- Stillman Valley School Beating Update
One mom allegedly involved in a high school beating at Stillman Valley gets off scott free.
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- State Of The School Address
Superintendent Linda Hernandez’s State of the Schools Address
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- NIU Threats Update
The investigation continues tonight into who wrote a series of threats on bathroom walls at Northern Illinois University.
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- NIU Threat Update
Black students at Northern Illinois say they feel unsafe
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