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Niles Township 219 considers subsidizing AP test fees to increase participation

October 15, 2019 at 4:30 p.m.

Niles Township High Schools District 219 is considering subsidizing fees for Advanced Placement tests to reduce the number of students in AP courses who don't take the tests. The Board...

Evanston Township H.S. expects increased revenues in recently approved 2020 budget

October 8, 2019 at 1:34 p.m.

Expenditures in Evanston Township High School District 202's budget will grow next year, but officials say new increases in revenue will balance the spending plan adopted last month. The Board...

Shout Out: Kevin Matthews, radio icon, returning home for a visit

October 6, 2019 at 2:44 p.m.

Kevin Matthews, a Chicago radio legend, will tell the story behind his book "Broken Mary" as part of the Spiritus speaker series at Carmel High School in Mundelein on Oct....

Vernon Hills officials said the overwhelming majority of residents who've spoken before the board have urged them to opt out of allowing recreational marijuana dispensaries in the town.

Vernon Hills hears from residents, officials about dangers of recreational marijuana use

September 30, 2019 at 3:15 p.m.

More than 90% of speakers at a public hearing in Vernon Hills last week said they oppose allowing the sale of marijuana for recreational use in the village, Village Manager...

Mundelein recently voted to authorize the beginning of the process to allow recreational marijuana in town. In this 2018 photo, marijuana plants grow under lights at Cresco Labs medical marijuana cultivation facility in Joliet.

After debate, Mundelein votes to start process for allowing recreational marijuana

September 30, 2019 at 4:46 p.m.

After nearly four hours of debate, Mundelein trustees recently directed village staff members to start the process for allowing a medical marijuana dispensary to sell the drug for recreational use...

City Works Eatery & Pour House latest restaurant to open at Mellody Farm in Vernon Hills

September 25, 2019 at 3:34 p.m.

City Works Eatery & Pour House soon will become the newest business at the Mellody Farm shopping center in Vernon Hills. The restaurant's official opening is scheduled for Oct. 14,...

Shout Out: Patrick Thornton, a Lake Zurich High School senior who studied at Juilliard

September 24, 2019 at 3:59 p.m.

Patrick Thornton, 18, a senior at Lake Zurich High School, recently participated in the Juilliard School's 2019 Summer Percussion Symposium. The Juilliard School, located in New York City, is regarded...

Lake Zurich looks to tackle roads, sewers and water mains first in proposed 20-year infrastructure plan

September 24, 2019 at 11:10 a.m.

Over the next 20 years, Lake Zurich officials are looking to take on an estimated $161 million worth of public infrastructure projects as part of the village's newly unveiled "Community...

Even before trustees have decided on whether or not the village of Buffalo Grove will allow marijuana dispensaries in the village when the state's law goes into effect Jan. 1, 2020, the elected leaders approved at the Sept. 16, 2019 meeting having the village collect a 3 percent tax on sales of the drug.
Trustee David Weidenfeld, pictured, was the lone no-vote.

Buffalo Grove trustees approve collecting 3% cannabis sales tax, though village has not given green light to dispensaries there

September 23, 2019 at 5:00 p.m.

Buffalo Grove trustees have enacted a 3% tax on the sale of marijuana, in case the village decides to allow dispensaries to setup shop there once the statewide legalization law...

Libertyville-based Community High School District 128 recently created a new e-learning policy that means high school students in Libertyville and Vernon Hills soon may have to study from home on days when school is closed.

Libertyville, Vernon Hills students to study remotely on snow days under new e-learning policy

September 23, 2019 at 3:16 p.m.

The definition of a snow day likely will change for high school students in Libertyville and Vernon Hills, who soon could be asked to study remotely on days when weather...

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