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St. Charles officials mull not charging low-income kids for full-day kindergarten
St. Charles school officials are at odds over who should share the burden of costs for the full-day kindergarten classes. In reviewing a proposal for next school year's fees, a school board committee disagreed on tuition for the program that started...
Tags: Students, Teaching and Learning, Poverty, Personal Income
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Illinois Senate approves Medicaid expansion bill
Tribune reporterSPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Senate today approved an expansion of health care for 342,000 low-income residents under legislation that embraces President Barack Obama’s signature program to give medical coverage to more Americans. The party-...Tags: Politics, Barack Obama, Illinois Governor, Elections, John J Cullerton
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Orland Park steps up protection of pedestrians
Three years after the Illinois General Assembly passed a law intended to make stepping off street corners safer, police reports indicate some Orland Park pedestrians still prefer crossing in the middle of the block. Orland Park officials hope to...
Tags: Politics, Safety of Citizens, Orland Park, Government, Crime, Law and Justice
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Orland Park village clerk prepares to leave office after 16 years
After 16 years at Village Hall, Orland Park Village Clerk David Maher is packing up his office and making room for someone with a little more energy. "I have 16 years in here and I have 45 years of working in politics, and you just know when it's time,"...
Tags: Kevin McCarthy, Politics, Orland Park, Voting, Elections
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Illinois Senate bill seeks to unmask anonymous Internet commenters
Change of SubjectUPDATED -- Today in WTF (Wow, That's Funny) I give you Illinois Senate Bill 1614: Introduced 2/13/2013, by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act Creates the Internet Posting Removal Act. Provides that a web site administrator shall,........ -
Downers Grove OKs new contract for police dispatchers
Dispatchers for the Downers Grove Police Department have a new contract that will provide raises over the next three years. The village council signed off on the contract with Village Operation Center operators during its March 19 meeting. The operators...
Tags: Politics, Elections, Work Relations, Career and Workplace
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Sweeping pension reform fails in Illinois Senate
Clout StreetSPRINGFIELD --- The Illinois Senate defeated a comprehensive overhaul of the state's broken pension system today, instead passing a plan to make changes to only the teacher pension system. Senate President John Cullerton, D-Chicago, salvaged the teacher...Tags: Politics, Michael Madigan, Pension and Welfare, John J Cullerton, Interior Policy
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District 30 candidates address election issues
The Tribune asked school board candidates in Northbrook/Glenview District 30, which covers grades K-8, the following questions. Why did you choose to run for the school board? Donald Feinstein: To be a part of shaping how our district is run and how...
Tags: Politics, Technology, Teaching and Learning, Pension and Welfare, Interior Policy
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From pride to disillusionment: a black leader sours on Obama
I can hear 'em now. "He's a good guy"; "He's a family man"; "He'll govern like a moderate"; "It will be so good for the country"; "He's post-partisan." That the election of a mixed-race candidate for president sent positive messages about America around...
Tags: Politics, Barack Obama, National Rifle Association of America, Philosophy, Small Businesses
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Democratic congressmen support Illinois gay marriage, though they can't vote on it
Clout StreetA day after Speaker Michael Madigan pronounced the gay marriage bill 12 votes short, a group pushing the issue tried to recapture momentum by announcing support from seven Illinois Democratic congressmen --- even though they don’t get to vote in...Tags: Politics, Michael Madigan, Same-Sex Marriage, Tammy Duckworth, Mike Quigley
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Pa. judge delivers inside view for Women's History Month
roxann.miller@herald-mail.comThe first woman to be elected judge in Franklin County helped Letterkenny Army Depot observe Women’s History Month on Wednesday. Since 2000, Carol L. Van Horn has served on the bench of the Court of Common Pleas for the 39th Judicial District...Tags: Justice System, Laws, Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Legal Service, Crime, Law and Justice
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Illinois auditor general arrested on DUI charge in Springfield
Clout StreetSPRINGFIELD --- Illinois Auditor General William Holland said today he has been cited for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol in Springfield. Holland, 61, confirmed he received tickets for alleged drunken driving and improper lane usage...Tags: U.S. Senate, Politics, Barack Obama, Blagojevich Impeachment (2009), Accounting and Auditing
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