Articles filed under Keeneyville District 20
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Suburban schools settle on model for wind farmAug 09, 2010 5:02 pm - Now that new legislation has cleared the way for Illinois school districts to build wind farms, three suburban districts are finalizing plans to become the first in the ...
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Door open for schools to chase wind powerAug 09, 2010 5:21 pm - It was an anticlimactic finish to a hard-fought, three-year battle. With little pomp and circumstance, Gov. Pat Quinn last week signed a measure into law that will allow...
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School districts get state's blessing to build wind farmsAug 09, 2010 5:37 pm - After three years, Hoffman Estates Democrat Fred Crespo finally has something to show for his efforts on behalf of schools seeking to tap into renewable energy. Gov. Pat...
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School wind farm bill passes SenateAug 04, 2010 2:05 pm - A bill that would allow school districts to use wind power to offset their energy costs cleared a major hurdle this week when the Illinois Senate passed the measure in a...
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State committee green lights energy plan for schoolsAug 11, 2010 4:31 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Suburban school districts could save millions in energy costs under a plan nearing completion in the General Assembly. The Senate Energy Committee approved...
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Waterbury parents wonder about $1.6 million in cutsAug 06, 2010 3:44 pm - With approximately $1.6 million in cuts planned for Keeneyville Elementary District 20, about 50 parents gathered Tuesday at Waterbury School in Roselle to ask how this ...
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Suburban schools try new approach for wind farmNov 09, 2021 12:30 am - When three suburban school districts devised a new funding model to build a 20-Megawatt wind farm downstate, one of its architects described the districts as the "Don Qu...
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Hanover Park native receives Bronze Star for heroismNov 08, 2021 2:53 pm - On a dusty battlefield in Afghanistan a few weeks ago, a Hanover Park native was awarded the Bronze Star for repeated acts of heroism committed 3½ years earlier. Joseph ...
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District 300 takes step toward wind powerNov 08, 2021 2:06 pm - Community Unit District 300 moved a step closer to formalizing a school district consortium to explore the creation of a wind farm in downstate Illinois. School board m...
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Schools look for private investment to help fund wind farmNov 08, 2021 12:57 pm - When state Sen. Michael Noland and state Rep. Fred Crespo went to bat for wind power last year, they predicted a hard-fought battle against Illinois' electric utilities....