Surplus furniture from District 135 aids schools from South Side to Africa
A gym full of old desks and chairs gathering dust has become the answer to prayers on the South Side and will help shape lives much farther away. Orland School...
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District 135 to take further look at location of all-day kindergarten
Orland School District 135 hired an architect Monday to draft plans for a full-day kindergarten center, but the district will also pay another firm to take a second look at...
Homer 33C increases security, student fees
People who want to visit Homer Glen grade schools soon will have their IDs checked against national sex offender databases. The Homer Community Consolidated School District 33C board heard details...
Prestwick water tower in Frankfort will get repairs, fresh coat of paint
Frankfort trustees on Tuesday signed off on $266,000 in spending, took a small step aimed at improving traffic safety and gained access to a new economic development tool. AM-Coat Painting...
District 135: School funding vulnerable to change
Orland School District 135 officials are concerned a new regime in Springfield could be even more stingy with state dollars. Through the first six months, the district has received only...
Rep. Kosel leaving the House a few days early
Retiring state Rep. Renee Kosel, R-New Lenox, said she is leaving office Wednesday – a week early – so her successor can get a seniority bump over other incoming freshmen...
Frankfort expects near full recovery of defrauded investment
Frankfort's village administrator expects the town will recover nearly all of the $140,000 it has tied up in a short-term investment fund that's been defrauded of $50.4 million. Village administrator...
Homer District 33C imposes maximum tax hike
Claiming a property tax increase was needed to maintain quality education, the Homer Community Consolidated School District 33C board narrowly voted to impose the maximum possible hike. The levy will...
Parents hear details about Orland all-day kindergarten plan
Fadya Kashkeesh of Orland Park will be looking for a full-day program when her son is old enough for kindergarten in two years. It appears she won't have to look...
Frankfort eyes body cameras for police
Frankfort could join Chicago at the head of the list of Illinois communities seeking to equip their police officers with body cameras. President Barack Obama announced Monday that he would...