Articles filed under Counties
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Great America to reopen - without rides - for Holiday in the ParkOct 15, 2020 1:00 am - Six Flags Great America in Gurnee will open its gates in November for the first time this year, park officials announced Thursday, but visitors will be there to take in ...
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Layoffs, attrition part of Cook County's plan to close $409 million deficitOct 15, 2020 12:01 am - Cook County officials plan to propose a $6.9 billion budget Thursday, closing a $409.2 million shortfall through a mix of layoffs, cutting vacant positions and tapping i...
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Glenbard West student competes in Young Entrepreneur competitionOct 14, 2020 11:00 am - Glenbard West High School senior Gizlangba Gbor was all set to compete earlier this year in the Young Entrepreneurs Academy 12th annual Saunders Scholars National Compet...
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What restricting powers of McHenry County Board chairman could look likeOct 14, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois law leaves the question of how much power county chairmans should have up to each county to decide, a question that has become increasingly relevant as the rela...
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McHenry High School social science teachers adopt new statement to keep class discussions civilOct 13, 2020 11:00 pm - As current events across the country spark heated debates, McHenry High School social science teachers are hoping a new Civil Discourse Statement keeps their classroom d...
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McHenry East High School principal finds new outlet through podcastsOct 13, 2020 11:00 pm - McHenry High School started the 2020-21 school year digitally so the hallways at both East Campus and West Campus are pretty quiet these days. Like many educators, East ...
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Transparency, community outreach issues for Lake County coroner candidatesOct 13, 2020 5:30 am - The race for Lake County coroner has a Republican incumbent who wants to continue a record of reform and improvement facing a Democratic challenger who is running on a c...
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Kevin Coyne: Candidate profile, DuPage County Board District 5Oct 13, 2020 1:00 am - Republican Kevin Coyne of Naperville and Democrat Amy Chavez of Naperville are vying for the DuPage County Board District 5 seat in the Nov. 3 election. The seat curren...
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Kane County sending $27.5 million in federal relief to communitiesOct 13, 2020 1:00 am - Kane County is ready to release $27.5 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds to local municipalities, but that total represents less than half the assistance those com...
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How much power should the McHenry County Board chair have?Oct 13, 2020 1:00 am - As the first term of McHenry County's first publicly elected county board chairman comes to an end, clashes between Jack Franks and the county board have sparked questio...