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Former Grand Funk Railroad frontman Mark Farner will release a new live DVD called From Chile with Love on April 6. It documents a show Farner did with his solo

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Receiver overseeing remaining Champion-Cain assets predicts victims could recover up to 95 percent of losses, including large settlements already negotiated with Chicago Title. The recovery plan comes as Champion-Cain, now in prison, faces a restitution hearing next week in federal court.

Before the Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 boards recent 5-2 approval of a two-year teachers contract, most of the debate centered not on the 3% annual salary increases but how big raises could be in teachers final four years before collecting pensions.

Exactly four weeks after the teachers union in Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 authorized a strike, the school board Thursday voted 5-2 to approve a new two-year contract.

Exactly four weeks after the teachers union in Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 authorized a strike, the school board Thursday voted 5-2 to approve a new two-year contract.

Exactly four weeks after the teachers union in Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 authorized a strike, the school board Thursday voted 5-2 to approve a new two-year contract.

Print More than 130 investors bilked in the Gina Champion-Cain Ponzi scheme finally received court approval for settlements of their lawsuits against Chicago Title — paving the way for the return of more than 70 percent of the money that they lost in the high-profile scam. The settlement for the largest group of about 80 investors was cleared on June 3 by U.S. District Court Judge Larry Burns, who is overseeing the case. Known as Atherton investors, they reached an agreement with Chicago Tit...

Klimkowicz becomes new District 211 board president Anna Klimkowicz Posted4/30/2021 5:05 AM Anna Klimkowicz, the longest-serving board member of Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211, emerged as board president Thursday after a contentious internal vote that followed her reelection in one of the most hotly contested races in the Northwest suburbs on April 6. Klimkowicz has served on the board of education for 24 years, but she has never been board president. Two-year board me...

Union endorsements in Districts 211, 214 raise stir A mailer from the Northwest Suburban Teachers Union lists its endorsed candidates for the boards in Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 and Northwest Suburban High School District 214. Courtesy of Mark Cramer   Updated 4/1/2021 8:47 AM Teachers union endorsements of school board candidates in two of the largest high school districts in the suburbs are generating debate over what they should and shouldnt mean to voters. ...