Articles filed under Elk Grove Township

• Call to eliminate unincorporated land gets mixed reactionMay 3, 2012 12:00 AM
  Des Plaines Mayor Marty Moylan said Cook County's proposal that suburbs annex the county's remaining unincorporated land is absurd, pointing out the costs will be great and the county isn't offering any incentive. "We are not going to balance Cook County's budget on our backs," Moylan said.
  

   

• Elk Grove Republicans to hear from O’Donnell Apr 18, 2012 12:00 AM
  Jim ODonnell, a Park Ridge Republican, running in the newly drawn 28th Illinois Senate District against incumbent Democrat Dan Kotowski, also of Park Ridge, is the speaker at the Republican Organization of Elk Grove Townships monthly meeting 9 a.m. Saturday, April 21.
  

   
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  Elk Grove Historical Museum opens Girl Scout exhibitMar 12, 2012 12:00 AM
  Celebrate the last 100 years of Girl Scouts of the USA with the Elk Grove Historical Museum's newest exhibit, "Scouting About." The exhibit features historic uniforms, photographs, badges and memorabilia from local troops.
  

   

• Patlak a dedicated public servant Mar 9, 2012 12:00 AM
  A vote for Dan Patlak is a vote for a fully engaged and dedicated public servant who will continue to work full time in the best interests of his constituents.
  

   

• Want a say about township government? Now's the time Feb 29, 2012 12:00 AM
  Daily Herald investigations into how townships spend tax dollars led some townships to change how they do business. Others stayed with the status quo. Upcoming township annual meetings give residents the chance for a direct say in how their township operates. But a deadline to get a public petition on the agenda is Thursday.
  

   

• The Soapbox Jan 28, 2012 12:00 AM
  The Daily Herald Editorial dishes on topics ranging from libraries to local Oscar hopefuls.
  

   

• Elk Grove Twp. Republicans to meet Jan 19, 2012 12:00 AM
  The Republican Organization of Elk Grove Township will hold it’s January monthly meeting 9 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 21, at Rose Garden Café, 111 Higgins Road, Elk Grove Village.
  

   

• Fire damages mobile home in Elk Grove Township Jan 9, 2012 12:00 AM
  Elk Grove Township firefighters are still trying to determine the cause of a fire sparked in a manufactured mobile home Sunday night. The blaze left the residence uninhabitable, fire officials said.
  

   

• Proft to speak to Elk Grove Township Republicans Nov 30, 2011 12:00 AM
  The Republican Organization of Elk Grove Township will feature WLS talk radio host Dan Proft at its monhly meeting 9 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 10. The meeting will be held at Rose Garden Café, 111 Higgins Road, at the corner of Arlington Heights and Higgins roads in Elk Grove Village.
  

   

• Schaumburg, Elk Grove assessors to speak at meeting Nov 27, 2011 12:00 AM
  The anatomy of your property tax bill and how to lower it is the topic of a Tuesday, Nov. 29, meeting of Taxpayers United of Northwest Cook County, which will feature township assessors.
  

   

• Vote to help Juliette Low get Smartboards Nov 17, 2011 12:00 AM
  Juliette Low Elementary School in Arlington Heights has launched a campaign to win a $5,000 Pepsi Refresh Project grant to purchase five Smartboards for interactive learning.
  

   

• Palatine Township halts transportation program until 2012 Nov 10, 2011 12:00 AM
  Seniors and disabled adults who rely on Palatine Township to make their way to medical appointments outside township borders must find another mode of transportation — at least through the end of the year. Officials suspended the Township Riders Initiative Program, or TRIP, because its funding recently ran dry.
  

   
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  First responders recollect chilling visions of Flight 191 crash Oct 14, 2011 12:00 AM
  A memorial will be dedicated this Saturday in Des Plaines to victims of the worst aviation disaster in United States' history. The first responders had to put emotions on hold until much later, when they had time to grieve. Then, “I broke down and I cried for about an hour,” a Park Ridge forensic dentist said.
  

   
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  Flight 191 memorial unveiling finally offers closure Oct 14, 2011 12:00 AM
  A memorial will be dedicated this Saturday remembering the victims of American Airlines Flight 191, the worst aviation disaster in U.S. history. A class at the Chicago school where the daughter of two of the victims works lobbied for two years to get the memorial.
  

   
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  Mount Prospect center a hit with nearby residents Oct 8, 2011 12:00 AM
  Mount Prospect officials say that the first two years of the Community Connections Center, a resource for library, municipal and educational services on the south end of the village, have been a strong success. The center caters to a large immigrant population, including many Latino residents.
  

   
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  Suburban homeowners vexed over property tax bills Oct 4, 2011 12:00 AM
  Angry and frustrated suburban Cook County residents surprised by higher property tax bills that arrived Monday are lining up at area township assessors' offices seeking answers. “I almost had a heart attack,” said Dan Pappas of Mount Prospect. “Unbelievable. It went way up. My first payment was $2,600. This payment went up to $5,500. It's nuts.”
  

   
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  Flight 191 memorial work begins in Des Plaines Sep 30, 2011 12:00 AM
  Work began Thursday on a memorial for American Airlines Flight 191 at the Des Plaines Park District’s Lake Park. The flight crashed on May 25, 1979, in a field in Elk Grove Township shortly after taking off from O’Hare International Airport, killing 273 people, including 271 passengers and crew members.
  

   
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  Flight 191 crash memorial to be unveiled in Des PlainesAug 24, 2011 12:00 AM
  After 32 years, a memorial for the 273 people who died when American Airlines Flight 191 crashed in Elk Grove Township shortly after takeoff from O'Hare International Airport finally will be unveiled Oct. 15 in Des Plaines.
  

   

• Other books and movies on John Wayne Gacy Aug 1, 2011 12:00 AM
  John Wayne Gacy's defense attorney, former judge Sam Amirante, has written a book about his experience called "Defending the Monster."
  

   
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  Attorney: John Wayne Gacy had a 34th victim Aug 1, 2011 12:00 AM
  Notorious serial killer John Wayne Gacy told his defense attorney, Sam Amirante, there had been a 34th victim in his late '70s murder spree. Amirante's new book, "Defending the Monster," reveals details of that murder and what it was like to be the lawyer for the most hated man on the planet.