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GEL SHARE: Glen Ellyn Park District Millions Over Capital Budget

Submitted by Editor on Thu, 06/17/2010 - 10:38pm

Glen Ellyn parks millions over capital budget - An independent auditor praised the Glen Ellyn Park District on Tuesday for its financial reporting as he presented a report that showed the district had come in $4 million over its budgeted amount in capital expenditures last year.

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GEL CELEBRATES: Earth Day Activities

Submitted by Editor on Thu, 04/22/2010 - 7:15am

Activities you can participate in during Earth Day celebration:

Recycling Extravaganza
Saturday, April 24, 8am-12pm, located at the Village commuter parking lot at Duane and Lorraine Streets. Organized by the Glen Ellyn Environmental Commission. A complete list of items accepted can be found on the Village website.

April 22 - 40th Earth Day, http://www.earthday.org/

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GEL BIG PICTURE: Where does all your 2009 income tax money go?

Submitted by Editor on Thu, 04/15/2010 - 7:33am

Here's a link that will enlighten (or frighten) you to our nation's escalating national debt.

According to the U.S. NATIONAL DEBT CLOCK the Outstanding Public Debt as of 15 Apr 2010 at 12:23:29 PM GMT is:

$12,837,784,215,744.88

That's only $1,653,607,879,505.26 (that's a trillion number) more than last year. (The numbers are so large you can't do the math on a standard calculator if you include the cents!)

The estimated population of the United States is 308,198,082

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GEL PERISCOPE: Local Wildlife in Crosshairs

Submitted by Editor on Thu, 02/18/2010 - 7:06pm

Wheaton residents at odds over coyote trapping (Glen Ellyn News Leader) -   Wheaton's decision last week to proceed with the trapping of coyotes has some residents howling.       

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GEL SHARE: Village president: State of Glen Ellyn 'sound'

Submitted by Editor on Thu, 01/28/2010 - 12:24am

Village president: State of Glen Ellyn 'sound' - In his first State of Glen Ellyn address as village president, Mark Pfefferman called the village's situation "sound" but acknowledged that the next year could be tough. [News from Daily Herald]

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GEL SHARE: Glen Ellyn sports complex stunning ... and stunningly over budget

Submitted by Editor on Thu, 01/28/2010 - 12:20am

Glen Ellyn sports complex stunning ... and stunningly over budget - When the Glen Ellyn Park District officially unveils its new sports and fitness center Saturday, it will feature plenty of state-of-the-art facilities. [News from Daily Herald]

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GEL SHARE: Glen Ellyn Park Commissioners Seek Outside Help to Fix Rift

Submitted by Editor on Thu, 12/17/2009 - 7:46pm

Glen Ellyn park commissioners seek outside help to fix rift - Glen Ellyn Park District commissioners might not agree on what triggered a rift that turned this week's board meeting into a contentious and confrontational affair. [News from Daily Herald]

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GEL SHARE: Glen Ellyn Park District Argues over Audit of Ackerman Rec Center

Submitted by Editor on Thu, 12/17/2009 - 1:03pm

Glen Ellyn parks argues over rec center - A call for an external audit on a project that has gone about $4 million over a referendum passed by Glen Ellyn residents and then paid for by a bond issued in August was rejected by the park district's board Monday, leading to an exchange among commissioners that ended with people in attendance walking out and admonishing board President Sandy Minogue. [News from Daily Herald]

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GEL VIDEO: Glen Ellyn Park District Board Workshop

Submitted by Editor on Thu, 12/10/2009 - 6:35pm
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GEL SHARE: Two Must Reads from the Chicago Tribune

Submitted by Editor on Fri, 11/13/2009 - 11:06am

Rigging the test -- chicagotribune.com
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/chi-1113edit1nov13...

School officials love to tout their students' high scores on standardized achievement tests as proof that they're doing a good job of educating the kids. But the next time your local school puffs out its ...

DuPage got it wrong, wrong, wrong -- chicagotribune.com
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-oped1113zornnov13,0,76862...

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