Articles filed under Library Districts
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$200,000 Elgin library grant tucked into Democrats' state budgetMay 14, 2014 1:01 am - Tucked in among the rest of the Democrats' state spending proposal for the coming year is a unique $200,000 grant earmarked for Elgin's Gail Borden Library District. Lib...
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You're never too old to compete in a spelling beeMay 13, 2014 1:01 am - Proving you're never too old for a little friendly competition, 11 senior citizens participated in the Senior Spelling Bee on Tuesday at Warren-Newport Public Library in...
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Bartlett volunteer promotes the love of readingMay 11, 2014 11:00 pm - Dina Castelvecchi has always been an avid reader. She believes so much in the power of the written word, she was thrilled to be chosen as a "book giver" to support the W...
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Palatine Library announces Poetry Contest winnersMay 11, 2014 11:00 pm - In honor of National Poetry Month this April, the Palatine Public Library District sponsored its fifth annual Poetry Contest. The community eagerly participated, with m...
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Document shredding event:May 10, 2014 1:01 am - Ela Area Public Library will be the site of the "Green Your Routine" annual shredding event on Saturday, May 10, from 8 to 10 a.m. Opportunity Secure Data Destruction wi...
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District 25 Student Artwork on Display at Arlington Heights Memorial Library in MayMay 07, 2014 11:00 pm - For the past 22 years, Arlington Heights Memorial Library has set aside the month of May for displaying student artwork from all nine District 25 schools. The artwork is...
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Negotiations continue over controversial Wheeling TIF planMay 07, 2014 1:00 am - Negotiations to avoid a lawsuit over Wheeling's plan to establish two Tax Increment Financing districts on the sites of failed TIFs continue, say representatives of the ...
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Preschoolers learn about science, literatureMay 06, 2014 1:01 am - bchwedyk@dailyherald.com Twenty preschoolers combined some basic scientific concepts with literature Tuesday during the Vernon Area Public Library's Preschool Science De...
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Three years later, Indian Trails finally moving on renovationsMay 06, 2014 1:00 am - The Wheeling-based Indian Trails Library District is moving forward with renovations funded by a controversial tax-hike referendum narrowly approved by voters three year...
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What we can do to protect endangered speciesMay 05, 2014 11:00 pm - You wanted to know "Why do animals that are endangered live in the same habitat as other animals that are not endangered?" asked sixth-graders in Nancy Sullivan's classr...