Rebecca R. Bibbs – Page 3

‘Sit and stare’? Parent protests District 97 standardized test policy

May 25, 2019 at 12:30 p.m.

Last year, when Karen Yarbrough lived in Chicago, she wrote a letter to her son's school principal saying he would not participate in standardized testing. When the testing period arrived,...

District 90 looking into options after Roosevelt parking plan plops

May 13, 2019 at 2:45 p.m.

A small locker fire that took place around 9 a.m. March 3 on the second floor of Roosevelt Middle School may demonstrate why the River Forest School District 90 feels...

10 seek short-term spot on District 97 School Board

May 8, 2019 at 10:57 a.m.

Oak Park Elementary School District 97 has received applications from 10 people offering to fill the temporary vacancy left on its board by the death of Trustee Peter Traczyk. "We...

OPRF parents upset ‘Black Lives Matter’ assembly excludes other races

May 8, 2019 at 10:57 a.m.

A Black History Month event at Oak Park and River Forest High School may have kick-started a schoolwide discussion on race — but not in the way school officials intended....

In this 2011 file photo, Peter Traczyk, then running for District 97 Board of Education, speaks at a forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Oak Park and River Forest. Traczyk, 48, was found dead Saturday in a Melrose Park forest preserve.

District 97 school board members honor Peter Traczyk

May 25, 2019 at 12:30 p.m.

The Oak Park School District 97 Board honored Peter Traczyk recently with a proclamation memorializing the former board president's contributions to the district, including establishment of the Finance Oversight and...

Wanted: Strong team player for new District 97 superintendent

May 25, 2019 at 12:30 p.m.

What do Oak Park teachers and parents want from School District 97's new superintendent? The ability to foster a positive professional environment, represent the concerns of stakeholders and lead in...

River Forest Village Board hopefuls face off at forum

May 13, 2019 at 2:44 p.m.

Economic development, Gov. Bruce Rauner's proposed budget cuts and healing as a community after the divisive Roosevelt Exterior Project hearing took center stage Feb. 26 at a candidate forum on...

Resident Michael Stutz awaits his turn to comment about the Roosevelt Middle School makeover before a River Forest Village Board meeting.

River Forest OKs Roosevelt plan, but specter of lawsuit looms

May 13, 2019 at 2:44 p.m.

If the warnings of River Forest Village Board member Carmela Corsini are true, residents may not have heard the last from River Forest School District 90 on the contentious parking...

OPRF students win Navy Pier snow sculpture contest

May 8, 2019 at 10:57 a.m.

Sarah Luepker, Margaret Hellehgas, Max Gugel-Dawson and Anastasiia Seriukova sawed, chiseled and sanded at a four-foot by six-foot block of snow, rounding out its edges until an eight-foot tall "Cloud...

Checks for caps and gowns stolen from Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School

May 8, 2019 at 10:57 a.m.

Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School say $1,379 worth of checks, intended to pay for caps and gowns for 177 graduating eighth-graders, were stolen from the school Feb. 6. The checks, made...

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