More than 88 percent of teachers stay at Schneider Elementary School year to year, according to the 2017 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.
Retired Aurora East USD 131 employee John Frauenhoff saved $42,523 toward his pension over 16 years working for public schools, Illinois Teachers' Retirement Fund (TRS) records show.
Algonquin Community Unit School District 300 were among those in Illinois that reported the highest rate of students suspended for reasons related to firearms during the 2016-17 school year, according to the latest report from the Illinois State Board of Education.
“Everything runs through him, and he has total control of it all,” Dan Ugaste told Kane County Reporter. “It’s just a shame that everything he does is all self-serving and none of it is meant to be to the good of the people he’s supposed to be serving.”
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources announced Oct. 7 the Fox River in Kane County has been closed for recreational boating until further notice due to high water levels.
This is Fire Prevention Week. Every year the Batavia Fire Department along with the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) work to teach fire safety behaviors to the community
The City of Geneva's Natural Resources Committee is working with Tree Climbing Japan to bring people of all ages and physical abilities into forests to climb trees and enjoy nature.
The City of Elgin will once again offer residents an opportunity to compost their pumpkins with a collection event on Saturday, November 3, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. (or until the collection container is full) in the parking lot located on the southwest corner of Grove Avenue and Kimball Street in Elgin.
Keep your eyes peeled as Elgin’s Public Works Department will be downtown this week to install new signage marking the boundaries of the Downtown Commercial National Register Historic District!
On Oct. 15, 2018, Brian and Mary C. McDougall sold their three bedroom, one bathroom home at 215 Charles St., Carpentersville to Jessica Miller and Jeffrey Garibay for $165,000.