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Records: Divvy bike sharing has cost Evanston $241K over 18 months

By LGIS News Service | Feb 1, 2018

According to City of Evanston records obtained by North Cook News, its Divvy bike-sharing program generated $115,217 in revenue over its first 18 months of operation, or $6,400 per month.

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West Chicago H.S. teachers' contract vs. yours: how do they compare?

By LGIS News Service | 7 years ago

West Chicago High School's 129 teachers union is threatening to strike, demanding guaranteed salary increases of 17 percent in their new contract. How does your employment deal compare to theirs?

Evanston GOP Chair, Rauner Lottery Chairman Garber calls East St. Louis "the shithole of the universe"

By LGIS News Service | Jan 31, 2018

Evanston Township GOP Chief and Illinois Lottery Control Board Chairman J. Blair Garber has made his Twitter account private, after a Springfield newspaper reported comments he made about East St. Louis, calling it "the shithole of the universe."

As property taxes peak, Northbrook school board pushes higher

By LGIS News Service | Jan 23, 2018

Two decades ago, in 1997, school leaders described the situation in Northbrook’s West Northfield District 31 as critical.

Maine Township – Supervisor’s actions under review by Attorney General PAC office.

By LGIS News Service | Jan 7, 2018

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Evanston lawyer Julie Porter named to long vacant post overseeing state legislator ethics

By LGIS News Service | Nov 4, 2017

Evanston Lawyer Julie B. Porter will fill Illinois' Legislative Inspector General post, vacant for nearly three years.

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By LGIS News Service | Oct 9, 2017

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State school funding bill would micromanage public school spending — down to the cent

By LGIS News Service | Jul 27, 2017

State bureaucrats will dictate how many teachers Illinois school districts must hire and how much to pay them if a school funding bill is signed into law this month.