Monday, January 16, 2012
Lawmakers can award eight one-year waivers, four two-year waivers, or two four-year waivers each year.
Illinois State Sen. A.J. Wilhelmi, D-Joliet, has announced he will no longer participate in the controversial Legislative Tuition Waiver Program. According to an Associated Press report, nearly half of the members of state lawmakers have chosen not to participate in a program, which lets legislators waive state college tuition for selected students in their districts. Lawmakers can award eight one-year waivers, four two-year waivers, or two four-year waivers each year. "For the past several months, I have been debating whether to continue awarding legislative scholarships to college-bound students who live in the 43rd District," Wilhelmi said in a release. "In the end, I decided that the problems with the program outweigh its benefits." …
Friday, January 13, 2012
Fabby Williams plans to resign after completing his first year on the job.
After just more than six months on the job, Bolingbrook High School principal Fabby Williams has decided to resign, school officials said Friday. Williams will complete the remainder of the school year and vacate his position effective June 30. Valley View Superintendent James Mitchem received official word from Williams Friday and wished him the best. "Valley View School District has received a communication from Principal Fabby Williams indicating his intention to voluntarily resign his position as principal of Bolingbrook High School effective June 30, 2012," Mitchem said in a statement. "VVSD wishes Mr. Williams well in his future endeavors." Williams was hired in February 2011 and began work as BHS principal that July. Further …
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Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Vote for your favorite prep sports athlete in the southwest suburbs or write in an athlete you think deserves recognition.
Be heard by picking our Patch Athlete of the Week of the southwest for the week ending Jan. 8. Vote for one of the following (or write in your own candidate in the comments): Bolingbrook High School: Alec Boyd, senior guard on the boys basketball team. Boyd scored 11 of his 13 points in the fourth quarter during an overtime victory over Glenbard West. The loss was Glenbard West's first of the season. Boyd scored four quick points to spark an 8-0 run that forced overtime. He also made all four free throws in OT to help clinch the win. Boyd finished the game with 13 points total. Downers Grove South: Jerron Wilbut, who earned all-tournament honors at the Jack Tosh Holiday Tournament. He averaged 19 pts. per game. Wilbut started Monday's game…
The Frohns finished in third place out of 24 national finalists.
The Bolingbrook home that was one of 24 national finalists in Patch's Deck the House contest finished in third place, according to numbers released by Patch Monday evening. The Frohns household finished with 3,670 votes total. That was 8,486 votes behind the grand prize place winner, Kristy Powell of Davis, CA, who received 12,156 votes. Powell won $100,000 for her local school district as part of the grand prize. Here's how the top five shaped up: Patch.com launched the nationwide contest to find the best dressed home in its Patch communities on Dec. 8. Each finalist secured $500 that they can apply to their December electric bill. The Frohns operate a Christmas light display on their home (1443 W. Briarcliff Rd.) that exceeds more than …
Monday, January 9, 2012
A 29-year-old Romeoville man lied about his age after allegedly having sex with a 14-year-old girl near Tibbott Elementary School in Bolingbrook.
A 29-year-old Romeoville man is in jail after Bolingbrook police said he was caught having sex with a 14-year-old girl near a local school on Sunday. Hoa Van Nguyen, 29, of the 100 block of Arcadia in Romeoville, is being charged with aggravated criminal sexual assault for his part in the incident, which occured on the 500 block of Gary Drive just before 3 p.m. According to police, officers received a phone call about two subjects possibly having sex in a gold car near the baseball fields of Tibbott Elementary School. Upon arrival, police found two people putting their clothes back on near a gold Honda Accord along the access road just east of the school. Initially, police said, Nguyen said he was 17 years old. But after officers looked at…
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Friday, January 6, 2012
CUB study shows Illinois residents overspend by more than $1 billion each year on their phone bills.
Own a cell phone? You're likely part of the group of Illinois residents that the Citizens Utility Board says is collectively wasting $1 billion each year. CUB and State Rep. Emily McAsey are hoping to change that. The pair are partnering to host free clinics Jan. 16 at the White Oak Library District's Lockport branch (121 E. 8th St.) and Jan. 18 at the Levy Senior Center that will show residents how to save big by making just a few simple changes to their phone bills. Both workshops begin at 6 p.m. “Most people are paying too much for phone service, but CUB can help you deflate your bloated bill,” CUB Executive Director David Kolata said in a release. “We’ve been showing consumers how to save hundreds of dollars a year, and that’s good …
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
The Frohns could win $100,000 for Valley View schools.
Jack and Laura Frohn could be giving one heck of a late Christmas present to the Valley View School District this holiday season. The Bolingbrook couple is one of 24 finalists for Patch's nationwide Deck the House contest. If they win—and their success depends on the number of votes they get—the Valley View School District will be in line for a $100,000 prize! Patch.com launched the nationwide contest to find the best dressed home in its Patch communities on Dec. 8. Each finalist has already secured $500 that they can apply to their December electric bill. The Grand Prize Winner will be determined by your votes, and the public schools in the winner's town will receive $100,000! So vote once a day, every day though Jan. 8 for your favorite …
Students to begin second round of MAP testing within the next month.
Valley View School District 365U students return to the classroom today after a 15 day winter break. Almost immediately they'll be thrown back into the swing of things. According to the district's website, the second round of MAP (Measures of Academic Progress) can begin anytime beginning Thursday. Valley View has spent nearly $160,000 on the new student assessment tool that administrators say will help teachers better gauge student achievement and determine appropriate instructional levels. MAP diagnostic assessments in reading and math will be given to students in kindergarten through eighth grade, measuring their growth and helping teachers fine tune instruction, according to Assistant Superintendent for Education for Grades K-5 Venus …
Sunday, December 25, 2011
It's always good to be caught up on state politics. Here's an easy guide to what happened this week.
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Sunday, December 25, 2011
Editor's Note: This article was created by aggregating news articles from Illinois Statehouse News that were written by various Illinois Statehouse News reporters. Exodus of IL taxpayers means loss of $26B in taxable revenue Illinois’ reputation for political corruption and government mismanagement could have cost the state billions of dollars and an income tax increase. Illinois netted a loss of 366,616 tax-paying households between 1995 and 2009, according to a study ofInternal Revenue Service figures from 1995 through 2009 released Tuesday by the Illinois PolicyInstitute, a free-market think tank with offices in Springfield and Chicago. Those households took with them $26 billion in taxable revenue, according to the study. In 2009 …
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Vote for your favorite prep sports athlete in the southwest suburbs or write in an athlete you think deserves recognition.
Be heard by picking our Patch Athlete of the Week of the southwest for the week ending Dec. 18. Vote for one of the following (or write in your own candidate in the comments): Bolingbrook High School: Varsity Cheerleading Squad. The Bolingbrook High School varsity cheerleading team qualified for the Illinois Cheerleading Coaches Association Cheerleading Championships Feb. 11 in Springfield, by winning the Bolingbrook Invitational earlier this month. Downers Grove South: Danny Spinuzza, sophomore point guard on the boys basketball team. DGS Coach Jay Baum called Spinuzza "the next coming of Bryan Mullins." Mullins was the best point guard in school history and now plays pro ball in France after a highly-touted collegiate career at Southern …
Brad Baber
9:16 am on Sunday, January 29, 2012
Yeah, it took Cera Crenshaw bloodying his nose over this issue last election cycle and the prospect of getting beat up on it all over again. That's why's giving it up now. It was one of his pay-to-play tools to pay his politically connected "friends": Larry Walsh's nephew-the one who appointed AJ, the daughter of Manhattan village trustee James Doyle, Daughter of Janet Combs- Member Events Joleit… more ›