WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2014
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Rec center plan takes next step Vote could come soon on LITH, park district agreement By JOSEPH BUSTOS jbustos@shawmedia.com LAKE IN THE HILLS – Residents in the village would have discounted user fees at a potential recreation center and swimming pool on Ackman Road, if the Crystal Lake Park District
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builds the facility. The park district and Lake in the Hills village administration have put together a proposed annexation agreement for 27 acres of land at 8917 Ackman Road. Officials discussed the agreement at Tuesday’s Lake in the Hills Committee of the Whole
meeting. Lake in the Hills Village Board members are scheduled to next discuss the agreement in about two weeks. The park district is asking the village to annex the land and zone it for institutional building use. The park district potentially plans to build a community
recreation center and swimming facility sometime in the future. Under the draft annexation agreement, the village would waive its $1,000 per acre annexation fee, as well as lake/stream maintenance fees.
See REC CENTER, page A5
What’s next The Lake in the Hills Village Board members are scheduled to discuss a final annexation agreement at their next Committee of the Whole meeting Feb. 25, and potentially vote on the agreement Feb. 27.
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‘THERE’S A LOT OF DECISION MAKING’
Costs affect college choices
Bill passes with little GOP support By ANDREW TAYLOR The Associated Press WASHINGTON – Unwilling to spook the markets and divided among themselves, House Republicans backed away from a battle over the government’s debt limit Tuesday and permitted President Barack Obama’s Democratic allies to drive quick passage of a measure extending the Treasury’s borrowing authority without any concessions from the White House. The 221-201 vote came hours after Speaker John Boehner announced that his fractured party would relent. Just 28 Republicans voted for the measure, including Boehner and his top lieutenants. But 193 Democrats more than compensated for the low support among Republicans. Senate Democrats hoped to vote on the legislation as early as Wednesday and send it to Obama for his signature. The move was denounced by many conservative groups but came after most Republicans in the House made clear they had no taste for another high-stakes fight with Obama over the nation’s debt ceiling, which must be raised so the
See DEBT CEILING, page A6
How they voted The House voted 221-201 Tuesday to extend the Treasury Department’s borrowing authority for another 13 months. McHenry County’s congressmen were split on the issue. U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam, R-Wheaton, voted in favor of the bill. U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren, R-Winfield, opposed it.
Sarah Nader – snader@shawmedia.com
Guidance counselor Megan Stenberg (left) talks with student Kara Stahl, 18, about college scholarships during their meeting Thursday at Johnsburg High School. Stahl plans to attend Augustana College next year and major in communication sciences and disorders. By EMILY K. COLEMAN ecoleman@shawmedia.com
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OHNSBURG – The process was really stressful, but Kara Stahl knows where she wants to go to college in the fall. “There’s a lot of things you have to fill out, the application, the scholarships and then you have to decide if you want to play a sport, if you want to go to a big school or a smaller school,” Stahl said. “There’s a lot of decision making, I guess.” The Johnsburg High School senior is still working out the financial aspect, but the plan is to
Counselors say more students cautious about taking out loans go to Augustana College in Rock Island. This is the time of year – after spending spring and summer of junior year visiting colleges and the fall of senior year filling out college applications – the college-bound turn their attention to figuring out how they’re going to pay to go to the school of their choice, filling out financial aid forms and applying for scholar-
ships. Many also will turn to student loans. About 64 percent of college graduates in Illinois have student loan debt, according to 2012 numbers compiled by the Project on Student Debt. Nationwide, outstanding student loan debt stood at $1.027 trillion at the end of September, according to the Federal Reserve.
Stahl isn’t worried about student loans, she said. She’d have to get some no matter where she goes, and said it will be a manageable amount. But a growing number of high school students are looking cautiously at student loans, said Megan Stenberg, a guidance counselor at Johnsburg High School. “A lot of students now, they’re more aware of student loans, and so I think their worry is that they don’t want to take out student loans,” she said. “They’re afraid of them, and I think that’s the biggest
See COLLEGE, page A6
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With James C. Bush Elementary School turning 65 this year and its maintenance costs climbing, the building’s role as an elementary school is near an end. The District 12 School Board discussed where it will house the third and fourth grades, which are currently housed at Bush Elementary, at its meeting Tuesday.
The Dundee-Crown boys basketball team played composed and efficient offense that belied its record. The Chargers made shots from all over – four 3-pointers in the first quarter and free throws throughout the game – to take control against Crystal Lake South. D-C defeated South, 57-50, in their game Tuesday night. For more, see page C1.
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Kyle Grillot – kgrillot@shawmedia.com
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