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Prospect Heights Board of Education hears about Student Senate fundraiser

By Steven Hughes | Nov 4, 2022

The Prospect Heights School District 23 Board of Education held a meeting Oct. 12 that covered the McArthur Middle School Student Senate’s fundraiser and goals for making teaching improvements.

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Podgorski: 'Cook County needs balance'

By Steven Hughes | Nov 4, 2022

Matt Podgorski is calling for more Republicans on the Cook County Board.

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Grear on retirement from Morton Grove Village Board: 'My heart is broken I’m leaving'

By Steven Hughes | Oct 25, 2022

The Village Board for the Village of Morton Grove held a meeting where they honored Trustee Bill Grear for his little over a decade’s worth of service after he announced his retirement at 64 years old.

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Podgorski: 'We are already doing a very poor job at determining who is released on electronic monitoring'

By Steven Hughes | Oct 6, 2022

Matt Podgorski, the Republican candidate to represent the 9th District in the Cook County Board of Commissioners, recently posted on his Facebook campaign page a segment of a live-streamed forum on the SAFE-T Act hosted by the Daily Herald.

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Craig: Merger of railroad companies would bring 'slow economic death of all of our communities'

By Steven Hughes | Oct 6, 2022

The proposed merger of two railroad companies has brought opposition from the communities the merger would most affect.

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Pennoyer School District 79 financial situation: 'We’re hoping for a surplus this year of $642,931'

By Steven Hughes | Sep 30, 2022

The Pennoyer School District 79 board of education held a meeting that saw the district’s budget that the board will later vote on.

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Pennoyer School District 79 works on its curriculum: 'Civics, geography, economics and financial literacy, and history'

By Steven Hughes | Sep 30, 2022

The Pennoyer School District 79 board of education held a meeting that reviewed its social studies education.

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Podgorski: 'If our government can’t protect us from these predators, what good are they?'

By Steven Hughes | Sep 30, 2022

Matt Podgorski, a Republican candidate for Cook County Board of Commissioners, recently took to Facebook to rail against the state's criminal justice system.

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Maine East High School students honored: 'Students and staff alike are also inspired'

By Steven Hughes | Sep 23, 2022

The Maine Township School District School board honored three Maine East High School students for their academic achievements.

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Maine Township School District board passes new budget

By Steven Hughes | Sep 23, 2022

The Maine Township School District School board recently voted on its new budget for the 2022-2023 fiscal year.

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Brouillette: 'Eliminating cash bail will result in higher crime and make all our communities less safe'

By Steven Hughes | Sep 3, 2022

Patrick Brouillette, the Republican candidate to represent the 44th House District, is speaking out against the elimination of cash bail as part of the SAFE-T Act.

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Prospect Heights School District 23 BOE discusses learning tools: 'we've had to learn to be very flexible'

By Steven Hughes | Aug 10, 2022

The Prospect Heights School District 23 Board of Education held an evening meeting that discussed enhancing its use of technology in classrooms.

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Evanston Township Superintendent Witherspoon leaves role after 16 years: 'It’s a great day to be a wildcat'

By Steven Hughes | Jul 27, 2022

Eric Witherspoon gave his final message as the superintendent of Evanston Township High School/District 202 and now enters his retirement after serving 16 years of serving the role.

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District 65 Board of Education meeting honors teachers who achieved their Master's: 'A really celebratory moment'

By Steven Hughes | Jul 27, 2022

The Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Board of Education had a meeting to highlight several teachers who garnered Master’s degrees while teaching and getting support from Foundation 65.

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Evanston Township High School athletes 'honored by the board of education'

By Steven Hughes | Jul 23, 2022

Superintendent Eric Witherspoon praised Evanston Township High School athletes for their many claims of victory during the past season at a school board meeting.

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Mazzochi on SB3019: 'The safety of fairgoers, particularly children, should be tantamount'

By Steven Hughes | Jun 11, 2022

Representative Deanne Mazzochi co-sponsored Senate Bill 3019 that’ll prevent child sex offenders from operating businesses or working at places such as county fairgrounds.

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Mazzochi: 'Why would we trust that you’ve got the right criteria' about IDOT

By Steven Hughes | May 23, 2022

Representative Deanne Mazzochi expressed her concerns about upcoming house bills that’ll address operations at the Illinois Department of Transportation.

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Mazzochi: 'get justice for these kids'

By Steven Hughes | May 20, 2022

Representative Deanne Mazzochi added her voice to seeking change from the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services by removing its director after a negatively-reviewed audit.“DCFS Director Marc Smith was held in contempt for an unprecedented 10th time in just this year,” Mazzochi said.

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Solomon: 'If we fix the pension system we won’t have to deal with the Democrats raising taxes all the time'

By Steven Hughes | May 1, 2022

Max Solomon spoke at the Peoria and Woodford County Republican Party's Central Illinois GOP Governor Candidate Forum on April 25 and stressed that Illinois needs help with its financial woes.

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Rabine: 'I’ll fight to make sure we’re number one in safety, tax fighting, job creation'

By Steven Hughes | May 1, 2022

Gary Rabine spoke at the Peoria and Woodford County Republican Party's Central Illinois GOP Governor Candidate Forum on April 25 and made his pitch as to what separates him from his opponents.