Seven Plainfield School District 202 deans whose positions were eliminated under the budget deficit reduction plan will be recalled, but teachers who retire or resign may not be replaced, the school board decided Monday. In February, the board voted to cut the equivalent of 64 full-time jobs to erase a projected $3.2 million deficit [...]
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District 202 Board Votes to Rehire 7 Deans
By Plainfield IL on Tuesday, April 24th, 2012 | No Comments
Cunningham Ordered Off 11th District Ballot
By Plainfield IL on Thursday, March 15th, 2012 | No Comments
It’s official: Kane County Clerk Jack Cunningham has once again been ordered off the ballot in the 11th Congressional District. Cunningham was hoping to challenge Rep. Judy Biggert in the Republican primary election in the newly-drawn district. But the State Board of Elections on Monday found that two of his petition circulators were not [...]
Read More...Will There Be a Republican Primary in the 11th District?
By Plainfield IL on Thursday, March 8th, 2012 | No Comments
Perhaps the most interesting thing about the Republican primary election in the newly-drawn 11th Congressional District is that it may not happen at all. Next Monday, the State Board of Elections is expected to decide whether Kane County Clerk Jack Cunningham can remain on the ballot. It’s been a long road to get to [...]
Read More...Sparks Fly in 11th District Democrats Debate in Aurora
By Plainfield IL on Sunday, February 26th, 2012 | No Comments
For the second time this week, the three Democratic candidates running in the new 11th Congressional District shared a stage Thursday night, this time in Aurora. And this time, some sparks flew. The forum was sponsored by the Aurora Township Democrats, and held at the headquarters of Painters District Council #30 on the northwest [...]
Read More...11th District Candidates Debate in Naperville
By Plainfield IL on Tuesday, February 21st, 2012 | No Comments
For the first time, the three Democrats vying for the new 11th Congressional District seat shared a stage Monday night, and they outlined their positions on job creation, the national debt, and lobbyists in Congress. The candidates—former Congressman Bill Foster, Orland Fire Protection District President Jim Hickey, and attorney and former Aurora Township Clerk [...]
Read More...Plainfield Police, School District Deal with Fallout from McDonald’s Melee
By Plainfield IL on Thursday, February 9th, 2012 | No Comments
Plainfield police and school district officials met Wednesday to work on a plan that might forestall another near-riot situation like the one that broke out at McDonald’s Tuesday night following a Plainfield North-Plainfield East high school basketball game. The first course of action will be to send a letter home to the parents of [...]
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