Weekly Wrap-Up: July 10-16

Need to catch up on your reading? No problem. Here's a look at some of this week's headlines from Romeoville Patch.

Monday

Rescue organizations got the word out about their efforts to save animals, and people and their canine companions had some fun at .

Tuesday

after allegedly shooting his wife and stepdaughter. 

Valley View staff members unveiled the on whether the district should offer full-day kindergarten. Eighty-five percent of respondents said yes, but most balked at the proposed $150 per month fee.

The Valley View board of education authorized spending nearly $160,000 to purchase licenses for a in reading and math, saying the program will help teachers make decisions on instruction and intervention that are better tailored to each student's abilities.

Wednesday

A Romeoville Patch columnist reminded readers that the first-ever Relay For Life of Romeoville was .

Valley View announced the hiring of .

Thursday

A local student scored a .

Friday

Friends, family and total strangers — including music legend Garth Brooks — are rallying around , a 25-year-old from Romeoville battling a degenerative disease.

Romeoville and Shorewood cops were