Northfield Schools
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No more corporate sweetheart dealsOct 25, 2011 5:00 am - More than 20 years after receiving some $247 million in state and local tax incentives to stay in Illinois and develop a new business campus in Hoffman Estates, Sears wa...
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St. Viator updates ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ to the 1960sOct 25, 2011 12:00 am - One of William Shakespeare’s most famous plays comes to life this month when St. Viator students star in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Though it was written in the late 1...
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D214 bond sale approved; construction aheadOct 24, 2011 11:00 pm - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 approved a $20 million bond sale on Thursday and outlined some of the facility improvements and major maintenance projects th...
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Golash made a good point on role modelsOct 24, 2011 5:00 am - Among one of my first tasks when I open the paper is going to the Neighbor section to read the Fencepost. These are comments by thoughtful neighbors giving their opinion...
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Let’s stand up and demand lower taxesOct 24, 2011 5:00 am - Taxes, taxes, taxes — when will they stop increasing? It’s amazing how my property tax has almost doubled within the past few years as my property value has decreased by...
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A little restraint on taxes would helpOct 24, 2011 5:00 am - Gosh, all the local taxing units seem to think that everyone has excess money to pay for their wants and needs. Well, I can’t. I live on a fixed income, and this is not ...
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IMSA president deserves his payOct 24, 2011 5:00 am - Dr. Max McGee is the poster child for double-dipping in Illinois? He’s the second president in the 25-year history of Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy. IMSA is I...
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United Way of Elgin provides grants to local groupsOct 24, 2011 1:00 am - Submitted by United Way of Elgin United Way of Elgin is now accepting letters of intent from organizations interested in applying for a 2012-14 grant. The form is availa...
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Former assistant principal says District 15 didn't act on harassment complaintOct 24, 2011 12:00 am - Despite her 21 years as an educator, Elizabeth Wong has spent the last seven months unable to find a job. The Schaumburg resident said she has filled out hundreds of app...
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Woodlands Academy student leads relief for Japan fundraiserOct 24, 2011 12:00 am - The Japan earthquake tragedy has a very personal connection for Naomi Ewing, director of college counseling at Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart in Lake Forest. Emi ...