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Poverty grants necessary in seemingly wealthy Northbrook and Glenview schools, officials say
Some experts criticize a rise in state "poverty grant" money for wealthier school districts, including the ones in Glenview and Northbrook, but local administrators and parents say the funding is warranted and needed. "To me, it sounds fair," said Cathy...
Tags: United States Census Bureau, Teaching and Learning, Northfield, Students, Poverty
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Union Pacific hopes to have new Shermer Road bridge in place by Dec. 31
The Union Pacific Railroad Company recently announced that it expects to select a contractor by July for construction of a new bridge on Shermer Road near the Glenview-Northbrook border, where a July 4 train derailment nearly a year ago blocked the street...
Tags: Illinois Department of Transportation, Northbrook, Lifestyle and Leisure, Union Pacific Railroad, Union Pacific Corporation
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Northbrook, Glenview police blotter: May 28
The following items were taken from police reports. Northbrook •On May 22, a complainant reported a person had damaged 21 panels of temporary fencing installed in the outfield of a baseball diamond in the 1800 block of Western Avenue. •...
Tags: Hillside, Crime, Law and Justice, Skokie, Highland Park (Cook, Illinois), Car Safety Tips and Advice
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Glenview cops help Special Olympics
It's not every day a person enjoys being yelled at by a police officer. Friday, however, was a different story, as Glenview police officers took to the roof of the local Dunkin' Donuts, hooting, hollering and causing general merriment as they solicited...
Tags: Human Interest, Dunkin' Donuts, Special Olympics
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No cell phone? No drive to fix pensions
Governor Pat Quinn met with Illinois Senate President John Cullerton yesterday to talk pension reform. But House Leader Michael Madigan was neither in attendance nor able to call in. The reason? He doesn’t carry a cell phone (“Madigan misses...Tags: Pension and Welfare, Illinois Governor, Pat Quinn, Politics, John J Cullerton
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Trustees want to slow down drivers on Waukegan Road
Northbrook trustees want the state to decrease the speed limit on Waukegan Road from 40 mph to 30 mph in the village after a resident expressed concern at a recent village meeting. Longtime Northbrook resident Sheila Czajka, who lives near the...
Tags: Illinois Department of Transportation, Northbrook, Science and Technology, Waukegan, Deerfield
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Glenview police run with students to raise money for charity
Six Glenview police officers raced students from Attea Middle School on May 8 to raise money and awareness for Special Olympics, the world's largest sports organization for people with intellectual disabilities. They raised close to $4,000, according to...
Tags: Special Olympics
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June Wanczyk
June Wanczyk, age 85, of Wall, died Saturday, April 20, 2013, at the Hans P. Peterson Memorial Hospital in Philip. Visitation will be held 4-5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 24, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Wall, with a rosary service at 5:00 p....
Tags: Roman Catholicism, Christianity, Religion and Belief, Medical Specialization, Nursing
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Flooding closes roads in Glenview
Tribune reporterA dark blue Chevrolet was stuck in deep water this morning under a Metra bridge on Waukegan Road, north of Golf Road in Glenview, as the area became flooded with several inches of rain. Workers with the Illinois Department of Transportation tried to...Tags: Illinois Department of Transportation, Waukegan, Weather Warnings, Golf
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Suburbs unhappy with state plan for sharing income taxes
Gov. Pat Quinn has proposed that the state bolster its own troubled finances by freezing the amount of state income taxes shared with local governments at 2012 levels, which could cost some towns hundreds of thousands of dollars. Quinn estimates the...
Tags: Demographics, Illinois Governor, Executive Branch, Finance, Local Government
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North suburban road projects to impact communities
Major construction on Lake-Cook and Willow roads are among the headaches in store for North Shore motorists this spring and summer — but they are just two of the 75 projects outlined by officials recently for north Cook and Lake counties....
Tags: Construction, Waukegan, Lake County (Illinois), Northfield, Illinois State Toll Highway Authority
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Deerfield High chess champ shares skills with youngsters
For most schoolboy chess players, approaching a chess board with Jonathan Kogen in the other chair is like a rookie NBA player confronting Michael Jordan in his prime, crouched and ready. Kogen, a 17-year-old junior at Deerfield High School, is a...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Colleges and Universities, Lake Forest, Highland Park (Cook, Illinois), High Schools
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