Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Five schools in Valley View School District 365U have special events planned for the 11th anniversary of September 11, 2001.
Lukancic Middle School Teacher Wendy Sifuentes' sixth-grade students were born in 2001. That's why she decided to organize an event to honor the 11th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001, at Lukancic Tuesday. Romeoville police and firefighters shook hands with students as they arrived at school. Students recognized a moment of silence during the daily announcements and heard a short history of the day. Then, students presented the police and firefighters with "Thank You" posters, each created by a different Lukancic Social Studies class. "These students have no emotional connection to (9/11)," Sifuentes said. "For adults, it's still terrifying. We wanted to take something that is still very difficult to remember and make something positive …
Officials of the Illinois American Water and the Northern Will County Water Agency clashed, again, at a meeting of the water agency Monday.
illinois American Water vs. the Northern Will County Water Agency. The two sides clashed, again, at a Northern Will County Water Agency meeting Monday. Homer Glen Mayor Jim Daley asked those with a tie to IAW in the audience to identify themselves. He cut off an IAW rep during the "Questions from the Public" section, saying "this was not a commercial" and "we've heard this all before." Both sides accused the other of misinforming the public. Bolingbrook Mayor Claar said the IAW had been furthering its "lies" and "falsehoods" for years. Prior to the meeting, IAW distributed flyers urging residents in Homer Glen to attend the meeting to "ask for answers." The IAW said the water agency would more likely raise water rates than lower them and…
Friday, August 31, 2012
Bob Kalnicky is the Republican candidate for the 98th district of the Illinois State Representatives.
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Friday, August 31, 2012
Bob Kalnicky, candidate for Illinois State Representative in the 98th district, released the following statement in response to Illinois' credit downgrade by S&P: "While the news of Standard & Poor's decision to downgrade Illinois' credit rating is a blow to Illinois taxpayers, the move doesn't come as a big surprise, but rather, an outrage. "Years of ineffective leadership in Springfield have caused businesses and families to flee and have left us with an outstanding debt that it will take our state years to recover from. S&P's downgrade follows Moody's recent credit downgrade, citing weak funding levels for pensions as the primary basis for their decision. "Pension reform is the can that we just keep kicking down the road and now, we're …
Sunday, August 26, 2012
Katrina Watkins received money and food vouchers to help her care for her three young siblings while her mother is in a coma.
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Katrina Watkins received money and food vouchers to help her care for her three young siblings while her mother is in a coma.
A 20-year-old tasked with caring for her three young siblings had a small wish granted Tuesday night in Bolingbrook. Katrina Watkins' mother has been in a coma for more than a year, leaving her to care for her siblings, ages 2, 8 and 10. She's had trouble finding a job and lives off of what the family receives in aid. Through "Wish Upon a Hero," touted as the "world's largest social helping network," someone posted a wish for Katrina to receive $50 to pay for basic needs like food and school supplies. "While she receives help to buy food, she does not get help for buying things like laundry soap," the wish said. Katrina was presented with a check for at least that much Tuesday at WineStyles in Bolingbrook. Jersey Mike's and Andy's …
Monday, July 30, 2012
Bolingbrook police located Ariel Reyes in a Romeoville home Monday afternoon. She had been reported missing for a week.
A 17-year-old Bolingbrook girl reported missing has been found in Romeoville. Police said Ariel had agreed with her legal guardians that she would be living at a friend's house in Bolingbrook, but left there to stay with her biological mother in Rockford. According to police, Ariel later left Rockford via a ride from a friend. Bolingbrook police began observing a home in Romeoville Monday thought to be her location, and she was located around 4 p.m. Monday. The incident remains under investigation.
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Paige Rydberg took the overall championship in the Broadmoor Open Figure Skating Competition in Colorado this summer.
Paige Rydberg, a student at Lukancic Middle School in Romeoville, earned the Annette Cramer Award for the most outstanding free skate performance in her division at the Broadmoor open figure skating competition in Colorado earlier this summer. The 12-year-old, who lives in Plainfield, won the initial round of competition in the Intermediate Skating category, qualifying for the finals where she won both the short and long programs and the overall championship. The competition took place at the World Arena in Colorado Springs.
Friday, April 27, 2012
Community members are invited to learn more during events scheduled for May 7 in Bolingbrook and May 9 in Romeoville.
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Friday, April 27, 2012
Valley View School District 365U has scheduled two community forums for parents whose children will attend kindergarten in the fall. The forums will focus on the importance of the school district’s new all-day kindergarten program, including a sneak peek at the proposal for a more rigorous kindergarten and 1st grade curriculum that will be presented to the VVSD Board of Education on May 14. “Research shows giving children a foundation for success in kindergarten, first, second and third grades is the key to their long term academic success,” said VVSD Superintendent Dr. James Mitchem. “All-day kindergarten is the cornerstone of the long term commitment this district has made to student achievement.” The first forum will be May 7 at Brooks …
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Mom of former student: "My son has been through hell."
Valley View School District will get a few more weeks to respond to a lawsuit filed by a former Romeoville and Bolingbrook high school basketball player. Judge Ronald Guzman granted motions by Valley View and co-defendants Jim Boudouris, RHS’ athletic director, and Jeffrey Bambule, Romeoville boys basketball coach, seeking more time to respond to the lawsuit, filed in November by former student Devon Hodges. Hodges’ complaint alleges the teen was subjected to "unfathomable abuse, harassment, and even torture" after transferring from RHS to BHS when his family moved from Romeoville to Bolingbrook. The suit also accuses Bambule and Boudouris of plotting to force the 6-foot-7 forward to return to RHS, along with badmouthing the teen and …
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
The biggest changes include fees for the new all-day kindergarten program and the combination of graduation, registration fees for middle school and high school.
After signing off on all-day kindergarten, the new middle school Odyssey intervention program and the reduction in force of first- through fourth-year teachers and support staff, the Valley View School District Board of Education had one more matter to tend to in preparing for the upcoming school year. The board voted to approve school fees for the 2012-13 and 2013-14 school years, including fees for the brand-new all-day kindergarten program, which was also given the OK on Monday. The new fees combine registration, graduation, band/P.E. locks and co-curricular non-athletic activities fees for middle schoolers and bundle graduation and P.E./band lock fees into the high school registration fee. A 20 percent late charge for parents who fail …
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11:36 am on Wednesday, September 12, 2012
We pay more money in Bolingbrook for water than most other suburbs. The only advantage is that we have lake water far out from the city. I've seen municipalities do the best with water systems, but its difficult when they do not own the entire distribution system and we are are still stuck buying the lake water at full price. I'm glad they are trying to address this, but we need to be very … more ›