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Sunday, September 16, 2012

Poll: What Do You Think of the Lake Forest Teachers Strike?

Lake Forest High School District 115 and Chicago school teachers went on strike this week.

Lake Forest High School District 115 teachers went on strike this week after negotiations over salaries and benefits failed to produce an agreement. The district has proposed salary increases over the next three years of 2.6 percent, 3.4 percent and 3.4 percent, the Chicago Tribune reported. By comparison, the teachers have asked for raises of 5.6, 6.5 and 5.6 percent, the newspaper reported. The newspaper reported that the district also asked teachers to begin paying for a percentage of their insurance. Although some movement has been made on issues such as health insurance and a two-tiered salary structure, the salary issue remains a sticking point. The Lake Forest High School District 115 strike came on the heels of the Chicago Teachers…

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9:01 am on Wednesday, September 19, 2012

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Wednesday, May 23, 2012

NATO Through the Eyes of an Artist

Lake Forest's Mark McMahon shares his sketches of last weekend's historic event.

  Lake Forest artist Mark McMahon took his sketch pad and art tools and hit the streets of Chicago last weekend, joining the protesters and checking in at the media center at McCormick Place.

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3:08 am on Monday, November 19, 2012

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Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Exports Spur Job Growth for Local Companies

Pending trade agreements could assist Lake Bluff company, but with some concerns.

Job creation can come in a variety of forms, and more than 60 representatives of the local business community learned how developing the contacts and expertise to export products outside the United States can help.  Area manufacturers heard from experts from the U.S. Department of Commerce and each other at a roundtable hosted by Rep. Robert Dold (R-Kenilworth) Monday at the Lake Forest Graduate School of Management.  Read more: Job Fair Attracts 600 Hoping for a Shot  Companies as diverse as Fannie May Candies of Lake Forest, soil erosion specialists Profile of Buffalo Grove and scientific measurement manufacturer Buehler of Lake Bluff came away with new tools. Some are heavily into export while others do little.  “Ninety-five percent of …

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