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Devote Elmhurst Tax Hike To Smaller Class Sizes?
The district is getting millions more in taxes, but it all may be spoken for.

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The district is getting millions more in taxes, but it all may be spoken for.

Parents again spoke up at a meeting, but the superintendent said no changes would be made.
The suspects worked quietly finding unlocked cars, police said.
It is replacing an eatery that closed after a dozen years.
Compared with area schools, a higher proportion of local students go to private schools.
"If the residents wanted it, it could happen," an area official said.
"If the residents wanted it, it could happen," an area official said.
He changed his story about drinking, repeatedly calling the officer "dude."
He changed his story about drinking, repeatedly calling the officer "dude."
A man was knocked to the floor, while a woman escaped with her 3-year-old, police said.
They all occurred on a night last week in a local neighborhood.
The district missed the chance to fill the high-ranking position, with the former official giving five months' notice.
Patch obtained the police report on last month's train-truck collision.
The village loosened the requirement in early June. An official said customers' usage of restaurants had changed.
Mayor Gary Grasso announced his candidacy on a page that may be seen as linked to the village government.
The old brewpub explained the reasons it closed after seven years.
The suspect was convicted in the drug-induced death of a Darien man.
The village president failed to get a pay hike after voters rejected his proposal.
Police and medics were called to the Metra station.
In other cases, police responded to domestic disturbances in local neighborhoods.