Northfield
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Wheeling Park District receives finance awardJan 08, 2012 11:00 pm - The Wheeling Park District has been awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Government Finance Officers Association of the Un...
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Still time to register for 'Happy, Healthy 2012'Jan 08, 2012 10:00 pm - Spots are still available for Advocate Condell Medical Center's free lecture and screening to help you stick to your New Year's resolutions to lose weight, exercise and ...
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Report: Cook Co. Homeland Security program a wasteJan 08, 2012 10:00 pm - U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk and Congressman Mike Quigley are calling for a criminal probe of a now-defunct Homeland Security program in Cook County that was blasted by federal i...
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Kane County is ready for changeJan 08, 2012 5:33 am - Kane County voters are faced with a golden opportunity in the 2012 elections. We have an opportunity to start with a clean slate. Gone will be Karen McConnaughay, the ar...
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Further pension reform needed nowJan 08, 2012 5:33 am - The current public pension funding plan, which aims to achieve a 90 percent funded level by 2045, comes at a very steep price with considerable risk. To illustrate I wil...
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Pension proposal brash, not braveJan 08, 2012 5:33 am - This is in response to the “Our View” editorial on Jan. 2. The Herald lauds Rhode Island for bravely passing pension reform that includes extending the retirement age an...
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Wall Street greed in ElginJan 08, 2012 5:33 am - I received an invitation from Mayor Kaptain’s wife to attend an “Occupy Elgin” protest on Christmas Eve. I was encouraged to come and protest the loss of jobs and the gr...
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Fire causes $250,000 damage to Des Plaines homeJan 07, 2012 11:00 pm - Fire swept through a Des Plaines home Sunday morning, causing an estimated $250,000 in damage and leaving the residence uninhabitable, officials said. The sole occupant ...
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EYSO faculty concert raises money for scholarshipsJan 07, 2012 11:00 pm - Lara Nammari, 14, just joined the Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra this year. The Bartlett teen plays the cello and usually spends her time proving herself to Daniel Beder...
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Objects to use of a swear wordJan 07, 2012 5:15 am - I find it puzzling and troubling that a newspaper whose regular policy it is to substitute a euphemism for an expletive (which I truly appreciate) would choose to highli...