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News from October 2016

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Maine West reaches winning milestone

By Brent Zell | Oct 13, 2016

In addition to battling opponents, the recent Maine West football teams have been fighting a culture.

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state representative candidate David McSweeney returns $500 contribution from Michael Maley

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 13, 2016

The campaign committee of state representative candidate David McSweeney, David McSweeney for State Representative, returned a $500 contribution from Michael Maley on Oct. 13

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Streamwood Board of Trustees discuss goals, objectives

By LocalLabs News Service | Oct 12, 2016

The village of Streamwood Board of Trustees met Sept. 22 to discuss goals and objectives.

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Park Ridge announce electronics recycling event

By LocalLabs News Service | Oct 12, 2016

The Park Ridge City Council met Sept. 6 to announce electronics & textile recycling and document shredding event.

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Park Ridge City Council recognizes garden club winners

By LocalLabs News Service | Oct 12, 2016

The Park Ridge City Council met Sept. 19 to recognize the Garden Club Beautification winners.

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Prospect Heights airport board approve sale of property

By LocalLabs News Service | Oct 12, 2016

The city of Prospect Heights Chicago Executive Airport Board of Directors met Sept. 21 to approve the sale of surplus personal property.

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Murphy gets NFIB's second-lowest score for Illinois senators

By Ruth de Jauregui | Oct 12, 2016

State Sen. Laura Murphy (D-Des Plaines) received the second-lowest rating on the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) scorecard recently.

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Gott accuses Moylan of distorting his views in 'smear campaign'

By Marian Johns | Oct 11, 2016

The race for the state House District 55 seat continued to heat up this week as GOP candidate Dan Gott called out his opponent, Democratic state Rep. Marty Moylan, for what Gott said is a “smear campaign” and continued urging voters to oust the incumbent and other career politicians on Nov. 8.

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Chicago Tribune steers ‘duped’ voters toward Bernas

By Carol Ostrow | Oct 10, 2016

Jillian Bernas, Republican candidate for the District 56 state House race, recently received a decisive endorsement from the Chicago Tribune based on her platform to consciously curb disproportionately high state-level spending and make Illinois business-friendly once again.

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Gott to join Walsh Freedom Day of Action rally

By Marian Johns | Oct 10, 2016

Dan Gott, the Republican candidate for state representative in District 55, said he will be among several Illinois candidates participating in the upcoming Walsh Freedom Day of Action political rally.

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Schaumburg Boomers revive 'Bookworms' youth reading program

By Brent Zell | Oct 10, 2016

The Schaumburg Boomers baseball team has brought back “Boomers Bookworms,” a reading-incentive program, for the 2016-17 school year, the team said on its website. The program, which is open to students in grades pre-K through eighth, is used by teachers to set reading goals for their students, with prizes including Boomer-related items.

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Blumenthal: Chicago Teachers Union's demands, strike threat 'selfish'

By North Cook News | Oct 10, 2016

Chicago students' education may come to a screeching halt on Tuesday, when the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) said it would strike if contract negotiations with the city fail to yield an agreement.

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Did you know nine in ten Illinois journalists vote Democrat?

By North Cook News | Oct 10, 2016

The Chicago Tribune Editorial Board made headlines last week when it endorsed Gary Johnson for U.S. president.

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Salzberg: Chicago Public Schools needs checkup, not blank check

By North Cook News | Oct 10, 2016

Moody’s Investors Service recently lowered the credit rating of the Chicago Board of Education deeper into junk level status, to B3 from B2, with a negative outlook.

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Choice motivates Tucker to run for state House in District 18

By Hoang Tran | Oct 10, 2016

Jessica Tucker did not intend to run for the Illinois state House seat in District 18.

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5.16 percent of people in Wheeling receive food stamps.

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 9, 2016

According to an analysis of the federal program by the North Cook News, 5.16 percent of people in Wheeling were receiving food stamps as of April 30.

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3.9 percent of people in Glenview receive food stamps.

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 9, 2016

According to an analysis of the federal program by the North Cook News, 3.9 percent of people in Glenview were receiving food stamps as of April 30.

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22.93 percent of people in Hoffman Estates receive food stamps

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 9, 2016

22.93 percent of people in Hoffman Estates were receiving food stamps as of April 30, 2016, according to an analysis of the federal program by North Cook News.

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4.09 percent of people in Northbrook receive food stamps.

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 9, 2016

4.09 percent of people in Northbrook were receiving food stamps as of April 31, 2016, according to an analysis of the federal program by North Cook News.

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0.92 percent of people in Barrington receive food stamps.

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 9, 2016

0.92 percent of people in Barrington were receiving food stamps as of April 31, 2016, according to an analysis of the federal program by North Cook News.