Melissa Silverberg
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Rolling Meadows replacing gymnasium floorOct 21, 2011 12:00 am - Rolling Meadows High School will install a new gymnasium floor before the end of the year, replacing a decades-old floor that was severely damaged over the summer. Offic...
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Extension granted for Wheeling town center plansOct 20, 2011 12:00 am - Plans to develop a Wheeling town center are slowly progressing, as developers presented an updated plan to trustees this week that includes an underpass. Urban R2 Develo...
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Hersey principal named top innovator for Chinese programOct 20, 2011 12:00 am - John Hersey High School Principal Tina Cantrell was recognized Monday for spearheading a program that has brought Mandarin Chinese instruction to Northwest Suburban High...
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Only four out of 12 District 21 schools meet standardsOct 19, 2011 12:00 am - Although eight out of the 12 schools in Wheeling Township Elementary District 21 failed to make Adequate Yearly Progress in 2011, district officials said they are not di...
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Wheeling police officer dismissed; misconduct chargedOct 19, 2011 12:00 am - A veteran Wheeling police officer was fired this week based on an allegation of “misconduct,” although no one has specified what the misconduct was. The Wheeling Board o...
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Wheeling officials aim not to raise property taxes in 2012Oct 18, 2011 12:00 am - As the village of Wheeling is beginning preliminary budget discussions for 2012, trustees said their early goal is to pass a budget without increasing residential taxes....
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Prospect Heights loses longtime alderman O’DonoghueOct 14, 2011 12:00 am - Thomas O’Donoghue spent much of his life in public service in Prospect Heights, and after he died Wednesday at 84, those close to him remembered his dedication to the ci...
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District 23 superintendent says he’s retiringOct 13, 2011 6:00 am - After spending 23 years in the district and nine years as superintendent at Prospect Heights Elementary District 23, Greg Guarrine announced on Wednesday that he will be...
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Brokerage trying to market former Grazie RestaurantOct 13, 2011 12:00 am - A real estate brokerage in Chicago is actively marketing the property that formerly housed Grazie Ristorante in Des Plaines, a city official said Thursday. The long-esta...
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Des Plaines Mayor announcing Illinois House candidacyOct 13, 2011 12:00 am - Des Plaines Mayor Marty Moylan will officially announce his candidacy Tuesday for the newly aligned 55th Illinois House District. Moylan will hold a news conference at 1...