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Chicago Tribune: U. of I. graduate student workers strike to enter 2nd week as mediation effort fails
The graduate student workers’ strike at University of Illinois will continue into a second week after a weekend mediation session failed to produce a contract agreement, union and university leaders said Sunday night.
Bargaining teams for the Graduate Employees’ Union and the university administration returned to the bargaining table Sunday afternoon, the first meeting since union members walked off the job Feb. 26. Graduate and teaching assistants as well as their supporters have formed picket lines outside buildings in the Main Quad and staged rallies each day since launching the strike. Union leaders said this is the longest strike in the organization’s 20-year history.
Northwest Herald: McHenry County's top elected officials' salaries range from nothing to $20,000
The amount elected officials in McHenry County earn varies, with some earning up to $20,000 as mayor and others working on a volunteer basis.
Elected officials’ salaries were compiled by the McHenry County Council of Governments and range from Huntley Village President Charles Sass earning $20,000 to Marengo Mayor John Koziol earning $12,000 and Bull Valley’s Village President Emily Berendt making nothing.
Daily Herald: Wording of District 37 referendum question raises concerns
Gavin Elementary District 37 officials are asking voters to approve a request March 20 to generate tax dollars needed to make life-safety improvements at two Ingleside-area schools.
However, opponents argue that what the district really wants is a “revolving line of credit” that will put it forever in debt.