Cook County Schools
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Three D214 personnel among ‘Those Who Excel’Oct 26, 2011 12:00 am - The Illinois State Board of Education recognized District 214 school board member Bill Dussling with the 2011 Those Who Excel Award of Excellence on Saturday, Oct. 22. T...
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Wheeling High School students box for charityOct 26, 2011 12:00 am - Wheeling High School’s Boxing and DECA Clubs will host the 4th annual Contenders for Courage Fight Night on Saturday, Oct. 29, at 7 p.m. in the Wheeling High School gymn...
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Students, entrepreneurs to rub shoulders at NIUOct 25, 2011 2:42 pm - Students from District 214, District 211 and Barrington High School, will participate in the third annual Entrepreneurship Day at Northern Illinois University’s Hoffman ...
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Hoffman Estates has it all wrongOct 25, 2011 5:00 am - On Oct, 10, at the meeting of the Village of Hoffman Estates, Deputy Mayor Gary Pilafas dismissed the concerns of District 300 residents over the Sears EDA by saying, “I...
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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 ...