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Dean of discipline post concerns board

May 20, 2019 at 4:31 a.m.

The new $70,000-a-year dean of discipline position for middle school students is again raising hackles in Homer Community Consolidated School District 33C. Budget-weary board members, who last spring temporarily blocked...

Village Clerk Keith Ogle, left, and Trustee Mike Stevens wore yellow volunteer shirts at Monday's village board meeting to promote Frankfort's 46th annual fall festival over Labor Day weekend.

Frankfort electric rates rise, but not to ComEd levels

June 18, 2018 at 8:40 a.m.

Frankfort residents will pay bigger electric bills this fall, but still less than they would with Commonwealth Edison, officials said. Trustees voted Monday to stick with a consortium of more...

Daniel Prorok, far right, and Kevin Brown, far left, pose for photos Monday night with Superintendent Janet Stutz and Michael Carroll, vice president of the Orland School District 135 board. Prorok was named principal of Liberty School, with Brown replacing him as assistant principal at Jerling Junior High.

Liberty School gets a new principal

May 20, 2019 at 4:29 a.m.

Hired by Orland School District 135 just a month ago, Daniel Prorok was promoted Monday to fill the principal's job at Liberty School. The district in early July found itself...

Mayor Jim Holland, center, leads the Frankfort Village Board meeting Monday night as Trustees Dick Trevarthan and Cindy Heath look on.

Spat over grass looms tall

June 18, 2018 at 9:10 a.m.

It's no happy median that greets Frankfort officials as they drive east of town on U.S. Route 30. The neatly-trimmed strips of lawn inside the village give way to unkempt...

Superintendent Janet Stutz speaks to parents and staff July 15 at Liberty School.

Parents seek stability at Liberty school

May 20, 2019 at 4:26 a.m.

An Orland Park grade school that's been a revolving door for principals could see the job split between two retirees or the elevation of the current assistant. Plucking a pair...

Phil Kambic, president and CEO of Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee, talks to Frankfort trustees Monday about the hospital's plan to build a medical office building in the village.

Frankfort annexes 772 acres

June 18, 2018 at 9:05 a.m.

A new medical office building is in Frankfort's immediate future, while a major housing expansion could be possible down the road. Trustees made sure of both Monday, approving plans by...

J. Michel Morrow shares a laugh with school board President Angela Adolf during his last meeting as superintendent of Homer Community Consolidated School District 33C.

District 33C to study extending kindergarten

May 20, 2019 at 4:25 a.m.

Finding the dollars and space for full-day kindergarten could prove an early challenge for the next leader of Homer Community Consolidated School District 33C. The administration was asked to study...

District 33C to study extending kindergarten

December 23, 2018 at 6:24 p.m.

Finding the dollars and space for full-day kindergarten could prove an early challenge for the next leader of Homer Community Consolidated School District 33C. The administration was asked to study...

Frankfort buys more downtown property

June 18, 2018 at 9:27 a.m.

Frankfort has secured another building block for bolstering its downtown. Trustees voted 5-0 on Monday to approve the $275,000 acquisition of the Fra-Milco Cabinet Company property at 2 Smith St....

2 principals approved in D135

August 24, 2021 at 11:54 p.m.

The Orland School District 135 board approved contracts Monday for a pair of new principals selected by Superintendent Janet Stutz. Jennifer Nichols, assistant principal at Jerling Junior High, will lead...

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