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Defeated New Trier Township Trustee candidate believes township is moving in the right direction

By Cheyenne Dickerson | Jun 8, 2017

Following the spring election, defeated candidate for New Trier Township Trustee Kathy Myalls hopes the newly elected trustees will eliminate salaries and save taxpayer money.

Financial pro says Illinois following Puerto Rico's footsteps financially

By Cheyenne Dickerson | Jun 1, 2017

Illinois appears to be heading south in more ways than one, a financial expert said on a Chicago-based radio show recently.

Ives: Bill lauded in the House falls short of promised property tax relief

By Cheyenne Dickerson | May 31, 2017

Illinois Republican Representative Jeannie Ives told Dan Proft, host of Illinois Rising, that HB 156, authored by Michelle Mussman, is a faux property tax relief package that will not provide any type of relief, but that will in fact increase Illinois resident’s taxes.

Racial equality training described as 'recipe for ruined lives'

By Cheyenne Dickerson | May 14, 2017

Schools in Illinois and Minnesota continue to encourage “racial equity” to students, teachers and parents with the backing of a California organization, but Katherine Kersten, senior fellow at the Center of the American Experiment and author of No Thug Left Behind, said their theories are “jaw-dropping discriminatory.”

Bankruptcy bounces around as backup plan

By Cheyenne Dickerson | May 2, 2017

After two years without a budget and a failed attempt to compromise on a "grand bargain," some in Illinois are asking whether bankruptcy is a viable way out of the state's financial morass.

Glencoe president stresses progress over palaver

By Cheyenne Dickerson | Apr 3, 2017

Glencoe Village President Larry Levin says his race against Laurie Morse can be summed up easily: action vs. words.

Probe of national group's role in New Trier seminar urged

By Cheyenne Dickerson | Mar 28, 2017

A group known as Parents of New Trier wants the school board to investigate a non-profit national education advocacy group's involvement in North Trier’s Seminar Day on February 28.

New Trier independent candidates stress transparency, finances

By Cheyenne Dickerson | Mar 9, 2017

The three independent candidates running for trustee of the New Trier Township Board hosted a free event recently to get people together and talk about what they say the district needs most: more transparency and better control of its finances.

Records show New Trier paying for 'white privilege' education

By Cheyenne Dickerson | Mar 9, 2017

New Trier High School recently spent $4,200 to send Dan Paustian, coordinator of the Social Work Department, to a conference teaching about “white privilege” and “disparate impact,” the records obtained from a Freedom of Information Act request reveal.