Midwest

Cook County is losing Ivan Samstein to the University of Chicago.

The Clark-Shawnee Local School Board of Education likely will go back to voters for the third time in a year seeking to build a new elementary school and renovate its high school.

Milwaukee takes competitive bids on $270 million of debt Thursday.

Ohio's Wright State University was dropped to Baa2 from A2 by Moody's Investors Service.

LEBANON -- Both school tax issues in Warren County were approved by 67 percent of voters, according to unofficial results Tuesday.

Voters in the West Bloomfield, Mich., School District passed a $120-million bond proposal Tuesday.

LEXINGTON TWP, Ohio -- Hopes were dashed Tuesday of consolidating all the elementary school activities of Marlington Local School District into one building.

Summit County, Ohio, school districts received mostly positive news following Tuesday's election, with issues passing in all but one district.

Leaders of the four school districts in Fairfield and Licking counties, Ohio, whose tax issues were rejected Tuesday will decide whether to ask voters again in November. Issues in four other districts were approved.

CORALVILLE, iowa -- Meg Moreland, a 17-year-old student at West High School in Iowa City, has missed more school days this year because of excessive heat than snow.