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Lake County Gazette

Monday, November 25, 2024

News from October 2016

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Lake Forest Audit Committee to review draft of annual financial report

By Philip Gonzales | Oct 18, 2016

Lake Forest Audit Committee will meet at 5:15 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20.

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Lake County to hold public hearing on 2016 Housing & Community Development Annual Action Plan on Oct. 19

By Philip Gonzales | Oct 18, 2016

Lake County to hold a public hearing on its 2016 Housing & Community Development Annual Action Plan on Oct. 19 beginning at 3:30 p.m.

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Lake Forest Parks and Recreation Board to review capital improvement projects

By Philip Gonzales | Oct 18, 2016

Lake Forest Parks and Recreation Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 18.

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Wauconda Village Board to vote on amendments to village code

By Philip Gonzales | Oct 18, 2016

Wauconda Village Board will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 18.

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Highwood City Council to review amendment to redevelopment agreement

By Philip Gonzales | Oct 18, 2016

Highwood City Council will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 18.

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Highland Park's annual Business Summit next week

By Carol Ostrow | Oct 18, 2016

Highland Park will host the Fourth Annual Business Summit 2:30-6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 26, at Highland Park Country Club, 1201 Park Avenue West.

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Highest paid teacher in Winthrop Harbor SD 1 raked in $110,633.68 in the 2013-2014 school year

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 18, 2016

The top 10 highest paid teachers in Winthrop Harbor SD 1 each earned more than $78,000.

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Highest-paid teacher in Lake Bluff ESD 65 raked in $136,581.10 in the 2013-2014 school year

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 18, 2016

The top 20 highest-paid teachers in Lake Bluff ESD 65 each earned more than $95,000.

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Highest-paid teacher in Bannockburn SD 106 raked in $121,863.80 in the 2013-2014 school year

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 18, 2016

The top 10 highest-paid teachers in Bannockburn SD 106 each earned more than $73,000.

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Documentary 'Madigan: Power. Privilege. Politics' airing on TV, in theaters

By LocalLabs News Service | Oct 17, 2016

A new documentary about Illinois' long-serving Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan is in the midst of several scheduled showings on local TV, a prelude to what its conservative backers say will be even broader distribution in the final weeks before the general election.

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state senator 31st district candidate Michael Amrozowicz returns $3,748 contribution from House Republican Organization

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 17, 2016

The campaign committee of state senator 31st district candidate Michael Amrozowicz, Friends for Mike Amrozowicz, returned a $3,748 contribution from House Republican Organization on Oct. 17

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Salzberg: 'I don't think people believe they have a voice in Illinois'

By Hoang Tran | Oct 17, 2016

Taxes are the No. 1 reason why voters want to leave Illinois, according to a survey conducted by the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University, with 47 percent of registered voters who were polled expressing their desire to leave and 27 percent of them citing taxes as the main reason why.

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Blumenthal says state needs to stop borrowing, start paying down debt

By Hoang Tran | Oct 16, 2016

Illinois’ financial predicament has ushered in problem after problem. The most recent setback is a credit downgrade by S&P Global Ratings, which dropped the state’s bond rating one notch, from BBB+ to BBB.

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Tribune does about-face, endorses McConchie in general election

By Carol Ostrow | Oct 16, 2016

In a direct turnaround from its initial primary endorsements in March, the Chicago Tribune recently declared its support for state Sen. Dan McConchie (R-Lake Zurich), who is running to retain his District 26 seat.

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Amrozowicz laments latest state bond-rating cut, calls for fiscal reforms

By Hoang Tran | Oct 16, 2016

Illinois' credit rating was recently reduced to BBB from BBB+ by S&P Global Ratings, increasing interest on its borrowing and lowering the value of its bonds.

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Highest-paid teacher in North Chicago SD 187 earned $63,354 in the 2014-2015 school year

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 15, 2016

The top 10 highest-paid teachers in North Chicago SD 187 each earned more than $49,000.

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Highest-paid teacher in Mundelein ESD 75 raked in $96,688.27 in the 2013-2014 school year

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 15, 2016

The top 50 highest-paid teachers in Mundelein ESD 75 each earned more than $55,000.

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Highest-paid teacher in Fremont SD 79 raked in $131,401.98 in the 2013-2014 school year

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 15, 2016

The top 50 highest-paid teachers in Fremont SD 79 each earned more than $78,000.

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Highest-paid teacher in Zion ESD 6 raked in $121,443.95 in the 2013-2014 school year

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 15, 2016

The top 50 highest-paid teachers in Zion ESD 6 each earned more than $93,000.

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Highest-paid teacher in Wauconda CUSD 118 raked in $149,290.09 in the 2013-2014 school year

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 15, 2016

The top 50 highest-paid teachers in Wauconda CUSD 118 each earned more than $118,000.