Articles filed under Library Districts
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Coroner's attorney asks Kane judge to dismiss chargesFeb 06, 2011 10:00 pm - Kane County Coroner Chuck West will learn in mid-March whether five felony misconduct charges against him will be dismissed. In a legal longshot of sorts, defense attorn...
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Des Plaines photographer finds the beauty, and ferocity, of nature.Feb 05, 2011 10:00 pm - “Celebrating Nature,” the February show in the third floor periodical reading room gallery of the Des Plaines Public Library, is a collection of 24 16-by-20-inch color p...
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Former employee sues Carol Stream LibraryFeb 04, 2011 12:00 am - Ex-employee sues for wrongful termination
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Cook Memorial usage surges after renovationFeb 04, 2011 12:00 am - If you’re one of those people predicting the Internet will lead to the demise of public libraries, think again. The Cook Memorial Public Library District’s circulation f...
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Library candidate wants volunteers to replace part-time workersFeb 03, 2011 11:00 pm - A Schaumburg Township District Library candidate is suggesting the library gradually lay off about half its part-time staff and replace them with unpaid volunteers. Form...
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Borrowing and term limits part of referendum mixFeb 03, 2011 11:00 pm - Mundelein High School’s borrowing request and the village of Lakemoor’s term-limits idea are among the spring ballot propositions set in Lake County. In addition to the ...
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Schaumburg library candidate survives challengeFeb 02, 2011 11:00 pm - Schaumburg Township District Library candidate Julie Wroblewski Bosshart has survived a challenge to her nominating papers and will be on the April 5 ballot. Wroblewski ...
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Wheeling library hopes voters make tax hike permanentJan 31, 2011 11:00 pm - Wheeling library officials are hoping voters will extend a tax rate increase they first approved back in 1995. Back then voters approved a 3-cent rate increase to repay ...
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Sun still has a few billion years left to shineJan 31, 2011 11:00 pm - Students in Katherine Crawford’s fifth-grade classroom at West Oak Middle School in Mundelein asked: “Will the sun burn out?” The sun was formed about 5 billion years ag...
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Herbert Gross: Candidate ProfileJan 31, 2011 10:00 pm - Note: Answers provided have not been edited for grammar, misspellings or typos. In some instances, candidate claims that c...