May 16, 2024
Property

U-46 considering publishing house property for new elementary school

  Elgin Area School District U-46 officials outlined plans Monday to purchase the David C. Cook Publishing House property at 850 N. Grove Ave. for $2.4 million. Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com A well-known Elgin publishing house could become the site for Elgin Area School District U-46’s newest elementary school. School officials Monday outlined plans to purchase the

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Funds

Winfield, school districts clash over downtown TIF funds

  A three-story medical office building opened to patients in January 2023 across the street from Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield. A bakery and cafe plans to move into the first floor. Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com, January 2023 Winfield trustees have agreed to provide some financial incentive — up to $100,000 — for a bakery

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Property

District 214 superintendent defends approach in property tax battle with Bears

  While the former Arlington Park racetrack sits dormant, a property tax dispute between the Chicago Bears and three Arlington Heights-area school districts remains active. A decision by the Cook County Board of Review could be weeks away. Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com Northwest Suburban High School District 214 Superintendent Scott Rowe denied his and two other Arlington

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