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Governor Quinn Signs Property Tax Relief Law
New law increases senior homestead exemption, general homestead exemption.

Morgan Delack is an editor for several Patches across the Northwest Chicago suburbs including Barrington, Lake Zurich, Buffalo Grove, Des Plaines, Niles-Morton Grove and Park Ridge.
Morgan is a graduate of Penn State University, and previously worked in television news before coming to Patch in July of 2010.
Originally from Troy, Michigan, Morgan now calls Barrington home where she resides with her husband and kids.
New law increases senior homestead exemption, general homestead exemption.

Visitation and funeral services will be held April 27 at St. Anne Church.
Megan Wilcox, 14, won the first Park Ridge Idol contest over the weekend, the Park Ridge Herald-Advocate reports.
The team won the state championships on Saturday, April 20.
Unity Northwest Church in Des Plaines is holding the event Saturday, April 27.
The closure of Oriole Pool this year will bring the district's income down by about $51,000, the Morton Grove Champion reports.
Students interested in bus service will pay an additional fee.
Tax Filing and Payment Deadlines Pushed to Oct. 31, 2013.
Ken and Daniel Hechtman pulled three people from the wreckage of a fiery Edens Expressway crash on April 21.
Oakton Street and Rand Road are open again after the flood.
Mount Prospect Village Manager Mike Janonis told the Journal & Topics "we will take our lumps" regarding the controversy regarding filling a gap in the River Road floodwall.
Maine South is ranked ranked No. 27 of all high schools in Illinois in the U.S. News and World Report ranking of public high schools.
Lake Zurich High School was ranked ranked No. 41, and Stevenson High School was ranked No. 6 of all high schools in Illinois in the U.S. News and World Report ranking of public high schools.
The Barrington Middle School drama department's play is the story of the Ugly Duckling.
Nabiha Zaya filed a lawsuit against the Niles Township District for Special Education No. 807 and Positive Connections.
Julia Sweeney gave a talk before 125 people last week at the Arboretum Club.
Principal Kaine Osburn called the actions of students responsible as "selfish."
The salon is going for the world record for most money raised for a charity through haircuts in a 24-hour period.
The play about the mother of President Ronald Reagan is scheduled for May 15.
Mount Prospect and Prospect Heights are being partially blamed for the widespread flooding in Des Plaines due to closing off a gap in a levee, WBBM Newsradio reports.