Northfield
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No savings in school consolidationApr 17, 2011 2:00 am - Gov. Quinn has proposed that approximately 600 school districts be consolidated to reduce costs by $100 million. There are currently two pieces of legislation, HB 1216 a...
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Don’t cut Planned Parenthood fundingApr 17, 2011 2:00 am - Randy Hultgren and the Republicans have shown that they are incapable of proper governance and are not interested in deficit reduction. If they were, why would they choo...
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Be appalled by low voter turnoutApr 17, 2011 2:00 am - I was so upset about the elections, I just had to write to Fence Post, and I hope this gets in the paper. Shame on you. I could not believe the extremely low turn...
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Words you choose make a differenceApr 17, 2011 2:00 am - I would like to commend the Daily Herald and those legislators who are committed to changing the legal language to relabel terms for those who are “handicapped.” For som...
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Durbin’s hearings on Islam misguidedApr 17, 2011 2:00 am - Several years ago, Sen. Dick Durbin, Democrat from Illinois, called my fellow members in the military worse than Stalin’s genocidal soldiers. That was an incredible insu...
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Notre Dame to release findings of Declan Sullivan investigation MondayApr 17, 2011 12:00 am - The University of Notre Dame will hold a news conference Monday to announce the findings of its internal probe into the Oct. 27 aerial lift collapse that killed Declan S...
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Sente town-hall meeting in WheelingApr 17, 2011 12:00 am - State Rep. Carol Sente, 59th district, is hosting a town-hall meeting 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 20, at the Wheeling Park District, 333 W. Dundee Road, Wheeling to dis...
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The dollars and cents of Elgin towing policyApr 17, 2011 12:00 am - Tickets for people with four offenses bring Elgin more than $1.5 million since a new fee took effect Oct. 26, 2009. Here’s how much Elgin has earned: License suspended/r...
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Elgin uses towing as deterrent and 'cash cow'Apr 17, 2011 12:00 am - On March 14, 18-year-old David Liberato was driving in Elgin with a suspended license. He came to a complete stop at an intersection, then signaled to turn left. Once he...
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Pair arrested in Hanover Park prostitution bustApr 17, 2011 12:00 am - A Streamwood man faces up to a year in jail after his arrest Friday on allegations he kept a place of prostitution in the 6700 block of Pine Tree Street in Hanover Park....