Wayne
-
Officials want lawmakers to restore fundingOct 01, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- In Prospect Heights, state budget cuts jeopardize a flood-control project. In Downers Grove, they mean an agency working with the developmentally disabled...
-
6.1% raises for U-46 teachers on tableSep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46 teachers would receive, on average, 6.1 percent raises this school year and slightly smaller raises the next two years under a tentative ...
-
Ratification of teacher deal far from sure thing in U-46Sep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - A narrow majority of Elgin Area School District U-46 union leaders voted to accept the proposed teacher contract presented to them Wednesday, setting the stage for a pot...
-
Early U-46 agreement gives 3.8 percent raisesSep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46 teachers would receive 3.8 percent raises and some relief from large class sizes under the tentative agreement between Elgin Area School ...
-
Families in bias case want settlement talks with U-46Sep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - The lawyer for the families accusing Elgin Area School District U-46 of racial bias has asked a judge to force the district to join court-supervised settlement talks. Th...
-
'Onion' award to the forest preserveSep 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Were I to have the pleasure of creating awards, I think an "Orchids and Onions" category might be appropriate. Based upon recent articles in the Daily Herald, it would n...
-
U-46 may cut Boy Scouts a break on feesSep 19, 2007 11:00 pm - The Boy Scout motto is "be prepared." But Scout troop leaders said they weren't prepared for the new rental fee Elgin Area School District U-46 proposed earlier this yea...
-
A horse is a horse, of course, when on the roadSep 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Horses need food. And water. And room to stretch. And a place to potty. All the time. So, as you can imagine, getting one across the continental United States can be som...
-
U-46 says No Child law is a work in progressSep 05, 2007 11:00 pm - It's not perfect, but it's working. That's the mantra of U.S. Department of Education officials as they push for reauthorization of the federal No Child Left Behind Act....
-
Pulled 'pork' is no shockAug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - The cash would have been great, but they weren't holding their breath for it. That seems to be the consensus of local government, community college and hospital official...