Park Ridge Schools
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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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Arlington Hts. panel to talk about educationOct 24, 2011 12:00 am - The League of Women Voters invites the community to “Education: Our Children, Our Future,” featuring a panel of educators from local school districts, at 7:30 p.m. Thurs...
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New classes part of District 214 curriculum changesOct 23, 2011 12:00 am - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 is making academic handbook and curriculum changes that will lead to some new courses for the 2012-2013 school year. Superint...
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Sears doing nothing wrongOct 21, 2011 5:00 am - For the past several weeks, I have read a few letters from people associated with District 300 schools agonizing over the potential move out of Illinois that Sears is co...
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New Westbrook principal loves guiding the youngest studentsOct 21, 2011 12:00 am - Mary Kalogeropoulos expected she'd miss having her own group of students when she left teaching to become principal of Westbrook School for Young Learners in Mount Prosp...
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Deng wants to undo guilty plea for 2005 Halloween slayingOct 21, 2011 12:00 am - A judge will rule next Wednesday whether to allow Gareng Deng to withdraw his guilty plea for killing a Hoffman Estates substance abuse counselor on Halloween 2005. Deng...