Articles filed under Medinah Park District
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Hank Miller: Candidate ProfileMar 20, 2017 3:40 PM - Candidate information for Hank Miller, running for Medinah Park Board
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Jean Ott: Candidate ProfileMar 20, 2017 3:40 PM - Candidate information for Jean Ott, running for Medinah Park Board
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Griffin: Taxpayers foot six-figure pension for private employee
Jul 1, 2015 9:41 AM - It's not a government job, but the Illinois Association of Park Districts leader still gets a taxpayer-funded salary of $360,000 a year and six-figure public pension contribution, Suburban Tax Watchdog Jake Griffin writes.
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Jessica Meyers: Candidate ProfileMar 17, 2015 11:41 AM - Candidate information for Jessica Meyers, running for Medinah Park Board
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Maryann Grygiel: Candidate ProfileMar 10, 2015 5:24 PM - Candidate information for Maryann Grygiel, running for Medinah Park Board
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Watchdog: Deal helps Medinah club, could hurt neighbors
Dec 17, 2014 5:30 AM - A settlement deal that promises backloaded assessment reductions for Medinah Country Club this year through 2016 could wind up meaning higher taxes for neighboring property owners over the next three years. But officials who negotiated the deal argue the 17 government agencies that receive property taxes from the golf club potentially saved the same taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars in future legal bills by settling.
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Medinah Park District celebrates new-look park in RoselleOct 17, 2014 4:29 PM - Medinah Park District will celebrate the grand reopening of its renovated Springhill Park during a party from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Glendale Road and Sunnyside in Roselle. Executive Director Bruce Baum said the district spent $253,000 to spruce up the three-acre park with new playground equipment, parking spaces, landscaping, sidewalks and a pavilion. Before the facelift, the park housed aging playground equipment, a small baseball backstop and some landscaping.
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Medinah festival helps dogs welcome the summerJun 6, 2014 5:30 AM - Thorndale Park once again will go to the dogs this weekend when Medinah Park District hosts its annual Dog Day of Summer event. The dog festival is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, June 8, at the park, 22W130 Thorndale Ave., Medinah. "There's so many people who walk the parks with their pets that we wanted to have an event for them," organizer Carol Healy said. "This is a way for people to kick off the summer with their pets."
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How Medinah’s proposed tax cut could cost schools
Mar 26, 2014 3:11 PM - Officials at the exclusive Medinah Country Club near Roselle are attempting to reduce the property tax burden by nearly 80 percent for each of the last three years. If successful, two school districts would have to repay the club roughly $300,000 each, or essentially the equivalent of 12 new teachers' salaries, officials said.
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Lake Park pool push getting mixed reviewsFeb 26, 2014 12:55 PM - Some Roselle-area taxpayers feel like it's "deja pool" all over again. Roselle resident Phil Van Duyne, who opposes Lake Park High School District 108's most recent push for voter approval of an aquatic center, said the joking phrase sums up his feelings on the two referendum questions voters will see on the March 18 ballot. "The district taxpayers have been pretty clear that they're not in favor of a pool at Lake Park High School," Van Duyne said. "People just voted it down, but now it's coming back."
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