On Saturday, Feb. 4: Take Your Child to the Library Day
The Mark Twain Library will be joining more than 100 libraries throughout the state for the first ever Take Your Child to the Library Day on Saturday, Feb. 4. This day-long celebration will include festivities and activities for children of all ages. Throughout the day there will be an ongoing book-based scavenger hunt for children and parents. Families will be greeted with balloons from Huck ...

Muskegon Heights education leader, city officials discuss schools financial issues
He also touched on the search for solutions during a special city council meeting designed for the relatively new leader of the struggling school district to provide specific details about the district's $12 million deficit and answer questions.

Town Hall meeting: Residents ask for fairness and communication from Marco Island City Council
Marco Island City Councilors wanted to know what residents had to say, and on Monday, got an earful.What was advertised as a one-and-a-half hour Town Hall stretched to nearly four hours as residents quizzed council on water rates, building at Mackle Park, density credits, referendums and mid-town redevelopment.

Kadner: New state House districts extend Chicago’s reach
There’s been a lot of publicity about the new congressional map in Illinois, which pretty much destroyed Republican chances of gaining (or even holding) House seats in this state.But there hasn’t been much discussion about the state legislative remap that happened at the same time. This is the map that determines who controls Springfield and a lot of your local tax dollars.Most of the state ...

Some parents still bothered by boundaries
As a decision about Columbia Public Schools’ new secondary boundaries draws closer, some parents aren’t happy about where their families wound up in the mix.