Northfield
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Courage needed to fix pension systemMay 22, 2011 12:00 am - Government pensions were originally intended to attract talented employees to traditionally low salary government service jobs. Retirement was an implied future compensa...
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D54 salary ‘unconscionable’May 22, 2011 12:00 am - It is simply unconscionable and outrageous that District 54’s assistant superintendent, Mohsin Dada, made a $341,747 salary for 2010 and had raises of 22 percent in each...
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What’s in Ender’s contractMay 22, 2011 12:00 am - Harper College President Kenneth Ender’s annual compensation package, before expenses, totals more than $322,000. His salary is $240,000 and he receives an annual housin...
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Harper's frugal, but is Ender? As tuition climbs, president spendsMay 22, 2011 12:00 am - Today, the Daily Herald begins an occasional series looking at how much your community college presidents put on their expense tabs, in line with the newspaper's On ...
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Wonderful family finds lost dogMay 22, 2011 12:00 am - We have a neighbor who’s little dog is an escape artist. He is a tiny little guy, named Hershey, who somehow gets through his fence into neighbors yards two houses away....
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Ender got $46,233 in moving expensesMay 22, 2011 12:00 am - Moving from New Jersey in fall 2009, new Harper College President Kenneth Ender was reimbursed by the board of trustees for $46,233 in moving expenses. That full amount...
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Scottish wind company might choose ElginMay 22, 2011 12:00 am - Elgin could one day be home to a small wind energy company from Scotland. Proven Energy is considering Elgin as the future site of its North American headquarters. Negot...
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A history of community colleges in IllinoisMay 22, 2011 12:00 am - Harper College’s namesake, former University of Chicago President William Rainey Harper, is largely considered the founder of the community college movement. His vision ...
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Time to take care of Arlington racetrackMay 22, 2011 12:00 am - I am not a gambler nor am I connected to the village of Arlington Heights. My concern is that I think it’s high time we take care of a neighbor that’s been good to us, a...
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Tornado watch for northern Illinois; severe thunderstorm warning for Lake, McHenryMay 22, 2011 12:00 am - A tornado watch remains in effect for northeastern Illinois until midnight, according to the National Weather Service. Doppler radar indicates the dangerous storm is cap...