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LT assailant Washington's grandmother warned school board: Heavyn has "permission" to "become physical"

By LGIS News Service | May 3, 2022

The grandmother of Lyons Township sophomore Heavyn Washington, arrested and charged with battery for an in-school attack last week of a freshman student, told the district school board in February that her granddaughter had her "permission" to get "become physical."Kyle Washington, 66, made

Western Springs police arrest Heavyn Washington, charge her with misdemeanor battery over LT attack

By LGIS News Service | May 2, 2022

The Western Springs Police Department announced late Monday they would be filing criminal charges against 16 year-old Heavyn Washington, the Lyons Township sophomore who staged and had her friend film her while attacking and beating a freshman student last week.

Oak Park Health Director Chapple: time for "communities and companies" to "operationalize" their 2020 statements in favor of Black Lives Matter, "equity"

By LGIS News Service | Apr 17, 2022

Village of Oak Park Public Health Director Theresa Chapple says its time for the "communities and companies" that made public statements in 2020 in favor of Black Lives Matter and the Marxist concept of "equity" to put their money where their mouths were.

Oak Park Radio Flyer heiress, starting "#MeToo Movement" film-making career, tells a story about herself

By LGIS News Service | Apr 3, 2022

Since graduating from Northwestern journalism school last year, Radio Flyer wagon company heiress Helen Pasin has been pursuing "social justice storytelling," hunting so-called "white privilege" and "micro aggressions" in west Cook County.

After River Forest school instruction changes, students post record-low test scores in English, math

By LGIS News Service | Mar 30, 2022

When asked in 2016 by River Forest parents why their school district was dramatically changing its schools' curriculum and teaching methods, then-School Board President Ralph Martire had a quick answer.

Analysis: Nine in ten Proviso H.S. 209 students tested are below grade average in math, eight in ten below in reading

By LGIS News Service | Mar 21, 2022

Of Proviso High School District 209 juniors taking the state-mandated Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) last year, 88 percent of students scored below grade level in math, and 83 percent below grade level in reading.

To justify school masks, Oak Park Health Director Chapple cites Arizona study called "profoundly misleading," "unreliable" and "ridiculous"

By LGIS News Service | Feb 23, 2022

As one of the last holdouts demanding students wear masks in school, Village of Oak Park Health Director Theresa Chapple took to Twitter Wednesday, citing an Arizona study she says supports her pro-mask position.

River Forest District 90 Board: Legal or not, we're keeping our students in masks

By LGIS News Service | Feb 23, 2022

The River Forest District 90 School Board voted Tuesday night to keep its 1,400 students wearing face masks in school, despite a court order deeming the practice illegal.

"Do not interrupt!" Facing public criticism on pro-mask policy, Lyons Township School Board President Dillon abruptly ends meeting

By LGIS News Service | Feb 14, 2022

Lyons Township School Board President Kari Dillon ended a public meeting Monday night, after facing criticism

River Forest St. Luke's 7th Grade Girls beat Oak Park Ascension for Classic League Championship

By LGIS News Service | Feb 12, 2022

The 7th grade girls of St. Luke's School of River Forest beat Ascension of South Oak Park 18-10 on Saturday to win the Classic League Championship.

Fenwick H.S. President Peddicord affirms student mask mandate-- from mask-free fundraising weekend at Naples Yacht Club

By LGIS News Service | Feb 7, 2022

Fenwick High School President Richard Peddicord was himself maskless and in Naples, Florida as he informed his 1,200 students he would continue to require them to cover their own faces in class, and to wear masks while playing indoor sports like basketball at the school.

Oak Park Health Director Chapple email: Schools have discretion on masks

By LGIS News Service | Feb 2, 2022

Village of Oak Park Public Health Director Theresa Chapple said state rules governing K-12 schools allow them to individually decide how restrictive to be on masking students.

River Forest "racial healing" speaker tells whites: stop longing for Mayberry

By LGIS News Service | Jan 24, 2022

Crime, anonymity and discord among neighbors and racial polarization are inevitable and River Forest residents shouldn't "long" for a community without them.

Oak Park Health Director Chapple: women who have children are "birthing people," not "mothers"

By LGIS News Service | Jan 23, 2022

Village of Oak Park Public Health Director Theresa Chapple says females who give birth to children aren't "mothers," but rather should be called "birthing people."

Oak Park Health Chief Chapple: K-12 schools should be closed

By LGIS News Service | Jan 5, 2022

Village of Oak Park Health Department Director Theresa Chapple-McGruder says she believes K-12 schools should be closed.

In new book, OPRF H.S. Superintendent Johnson describes "wrestling with the powerful presence of whiteness and white racism" in Oak Park and River Forest

By LGIS News Service | Jan 3, 2022

School Leaders and Sociopolitical and Racial ContextsJohnson previously worked for nine years as an English teacher at Urbana High School in Urbana, Illinois (1997-2006) before being promoted to associate principal (2006) and principal (2010).

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LT assailant Washington's grandmother warned school board: Heavyn has "permission" to "become physical"

Western Springs police arrest Heavyn Washington, charge her with misdemeanor battery over LT attack

Oak Park Health Director Chapple: time for "communities and companies" to "operationalize" their 2020 statements in favor of Black Lives Matter, "equity"

Oak Park Radio Flyer heiress, starting "#MeToo Movement" film-making career, tells a story about herself

After River Forest school instruction changes, students post record-low test scores in English, math

Analysis: Nine in ten Proviso H.S. 209 students tested are below grade average in math, eight in ten below in reading

To justify school masks, Oak Park Health Director Chapple cites Arizona study called "profoundly misleading," "unreliable" and "ridiculous"

River Forest District 90 Board: Legal or not, we're keeping our students in masks

"Do not interrupt!" Facing public criticism on pro-mask policy, Lyons Township School Board President Dillon abruptly ends meeting

River Forest St. Luke's 7th Grade Girls beat Oak Park Ascension for Classic League Championship

Fenwick H.S. President Peddicord affirms student mask mandate-- from mask-free fundraising weekend at Naples Yacht Club

Oak Park Health Director Chapple email: Schools have discretion on masks

River Forest "racial healing" speaker tells whites: stop longing for Mayberry

Oak Park Health Director Chapple: women who have children are "birthing people," not "mothers"

Oak Park Health Chief Chapple: K-12 schools should be closed

In new book, OPRF H.S. Superintendent Johnson describes "wrestling with the powerful presence of whiteness and white racism" in Oak Park and River Forest

OPRF bans winter sports, extracurriculars, cancels winter concert citing "17 new cases" of COVID-19

River Forest school board member: "How much do we want parents determining how kids are educated?"

Western Springs Junior High "social justice" club encourages students to discuss parent issues with teachers

Lyons Township H.S. teachers to participate in Black Lives Matter book study group

Cicero School District 99 Board of Education met July 16

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