Articles filed under Park Districts
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Grayslake parks seeking tax increasesMar 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Grayslake Park District officials hope residents will set aside recession concerns and approve a tax increase for a 70-acre land purchase and more development of an exis...
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Parker Farm purchase not a bad plan, it's just the wrong timeMar 25, 2009 11:00 pm - The Grayslake Park District is asking voters to approve a tax rate increase to finance the purchase of a 70-acre parcel at the northwest corner of Lake and Washington st...
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Grayslake parks' fate based on tax increase voteMar 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Grayslake Park District officials hope residents will set aside recession concerns and approve a tax increase for a 70-acre land purchase and more development of an exis...
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Northwest suburban briefsMar 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Road closure date changed: Touhy Avenue at the I-294 underpass in Des Plaines will be closed Monday night, March 30, in a change from a plan to close it this week. The c...
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Three run for Vernon Hills Park DistrictMar 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Three candidates are running for two, six-year seats on the Vernon Hills Park District board. Incumbent Michael Meline, 53, a former Realtor who is pursuing a degree in ...
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Tri-Cities in 60 secondsMar 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Marklund egg hunt The Mothers Club of Geneva is sponsoring Marklund's Easter Egg Hunt at 10 a.m. April 4 at the Hyde Center, 1S450 Wyatt Drive, Geneva. Children up to ag...
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Ski helmet use way up - but less so close to homeMar 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Natalie Allen never thought twice about cruising down black diamond runs in the Rockies with nothing on her head but a cotton cap. Until a few years ago, that is. "I dec...
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Is a blue ribbon worth the cost at Grayslake's Meadowview School?Mar 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Visitors to Grayslake Elementary District 46's Meadowview School can't miss a large flag with the words "blue ribbon" on it inside the main entrance. What is unstated is...
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Give dogs a park, Arlington Heights park candidate saysMar 20, 2009 11:00 pm - They don't pay taxes but dogs deserve a park too, said Donald Miletic, candidate for the Arlington Heights Park Board. "The board talks about spending $100,000 on playgr...
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Government finance watchers plan Geneva candidates' forumMar 19, 2009 11:00 pm - A new watchdog group is sponsoring its first-ever Geneva candidates' forum March 25. For Accountable Controlled Tax Spending, or FACTS, has invited candidates for city, ...