Posen NewsLocal news for Posen, IL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Vandals tag 20 homes- January 28, 2008 "They don't belong here. And then people wonder why some Americans don't want us to live here" A rash of gang symbols spray-painted on more than 20 homes and a school in Posen early Sunday rattled some residents, afraid of the growing gang presence in their community. via Chicago Sun-Timeshttp://www.topix.net/city/posen-il/2008/01/vandals-tag-20-homes?fromrss=1 South suburban homes vandalized- January 28, 2008 "My house has been tagged three times, and it's just getting annoying. I am wasting so much money painting over it. I am sick of it" Vandals hit almost two dozen homes in a south suburban Posen neighborhood overnight. via WLS-TV Chicagohttp://www.topix.net/city/posen-il/2008/01/south-suburban-homes-vandalized?fromrss=1 'If you're poor, you have to work harder ... nothing is fair'- January 10, 2008 "Our job is to overcome poverty and help students realize that circumstances don't dictate their future. We're trying to teach kids that even though you are poor, you can learn to read, write, compute and cope with the world at large." Downstate Cairo has the highest percentage of poor school-age children in the state and ranks 15 in the nation, according to new U.S. census figures. via Chicago Sun-Timeshttp://www.topix.net/city/posen-il/2008/01/if-youre-poor-you-have-to-work-harder-nothing-i... |