Maynard Appeal Withdrawn Over Explanations
Elk Grove Village Patrolman Wayne Maynard withdraws his appeal of two five day suspensions after the commission agrees to accept an explanation of his actions on Feb 1 2 and 3. Maynard has already served five days and faces another five day suspension before returning to duty amid alleged emotional strain and sleep deprivation.
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Wayne Maynard
Elk Grove Village
Jacobs
Noi
Maynard
Robert Salvatore
William Carroll
Police Department
Geants — Carroll
Rufus Springate
Jenkins
Richard
Losch
Carroll
Salvatore
Hofert
Coach Koopman Dies. Bensenville Coach Remembered
Arthur R. Koopman 48 a Bensenville Boys Athletic Association coach died Tuesday. He lived at 923 S York Rd with wife Winifred and two sons Robert and James. He ran a home construction supply business and was active with an Elmhurst YMCA Indian Guide group and belonged to Chicago clubs Auburn Park Masonic Lodge 789 and Square American Legion Post 232. Funeral 1 p.m. Grace Lutheran Church Bensenville. burial Fairmount Cemetery Willow Springs. Surviving also include daughters Barbara Muldowney Havana and Marilyn Model Bensenville, mother Jennie Merrick Blue Island, brothers Curtrey Chicago Warren Worth Illinois. He had resided in Bensenville 11 years.
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Arthur R. Koopman
Bensenville Boys Athletic Association
S. York Road
Winifred
Robert
James
Barbara Muldowney
Havana
Ill
Marilyn Model
Bensenville
Jennie Merrick
Blue Island
Curtrey
Chicago
Warren
Worth, Illi
Ramp petition eyed to cross busy Lake Street near Bloomingdale
A petition by 66 residents led Bloomingdale Village to pursue a ramp at Lake Street and Circle Avenue to let children cross safely on their way to DeJardin and Central Schools. With free bus service ending Monday, 158 students within a 1.4 mile radius face walking. District 13 notes bus eligibility, while officials consider a 20 mph school zone and possible patrols. The board also bought a 1969 pickup for 3140 from Roselle Dodge.
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Bloomingdale
Lake Street
Circle Avenue
Bloomingdale Village
Stanley Haverkampf
Richard Corrigan
E. Park Ave
DeJardin School
S. Euclid
Central School
Bloomingdale School Dist
Ralph Loeper
Haverkampf
Corrigan
DuJardin School
Roselle Dodge, Inc
DuPage Teachers Face Training to Aid Handicapped Students
DuPage County schools chief Merrill Gates urged teachers at a principals meeting to learn to work with children with physical or mental handicaps. State law requires special education, yet a shortage of specialists means teachers must handle some cases daily. Institutes and workshops will be created to prepare staff for this role.
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DuPage County
Merrill Gates
The
DuPage Elementary School Principals Association
Election to Fill Multiple School Board Seats April 12
Voters in several districts will pick new school board members on April 12. Lake Park Dist 108 must fill five of seven seats, Bloomingdale and Bensenville districts four each. Candidates need a 50-signature petition by March 22 and may withdraw by March 25.
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Board of Education
Lake Park High School
Bloomingdale
Bensenville
Kraft
Village restricts parking on Circle Ave Bloomingdale
The Bloomingdale village board approved an ordinance to eliminate parking on the west side of Circle Ave from Lake Street to Park Ave and limit parking on the east side to one hour. The change takes effect about one week after publication.
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Bloomingdale
Circle Avenue
Lake Street
Park Ave
Federal Grant Buys Science Equipment for Wood Dale District
Wood Dale Elementary School District 7 will receive a $3,400 federal grant under Title III of the National Defense Education Act to acquire science lab furniture at Wood Dale Junior High. The board also approved $7,308 for the project with matching district funds and a $1,540 Title II grant for library books. Julius Zittler, a district social worker jointly employed with Itasca District 10, resigns at term end after about five years.
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Wood Dale
Wood Dale Junior High School
Board OF Education
Julius Zittler
Zittler
Itasca
Dist. 10
Principals Workshop Highlights DESPA Growth and Roles
The third annual principals workshop in North DuPage County featured discussions on autonomy for principals to negotiate with teachers and administrators. DESPA members reached a record 135, with many attendees from elementary districts and parochial schools.
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College of DuPage Board of Education
University of Illinois Chicago Circle
North DuPage County
Bensenville
Freeman
Foy Haney
Millard Brewick
Churchville
Harold Klingenberg
DESPA
Lloyd Dees
Itasca
William Warham
Claude Crase
Roselle Elementary Dist
Ann Hamilton
Spain
Dennis O’connell
Holy Ghost Catholic School
Wood Dale
Supr
Arith Fischer
County Superintendent of Schools Office
Illinois bill requires hearings before airport changes at O Hare
The Illinois House approved a measure 98 to 53 to mandate public hearings before any airport changes, notably at O’Hare, as expansion plans proposing a sixth runway emerge. The bill, now to Senate, cites affected communities Bensenville Franklin Park North Elmhurst Rosemont Schiller Park Park Ridge and notes prior jet noise concerns.
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Illinois House of Representatives
Senate
O’hare
Bensenville
Franklin Park
North Elmhurst
Rosemont
Schiller Park
Park Ridge
William Redmond
D-Bensenville
Fenton High Teachers Pause Salary Negotiations
Salary talks for Fenton High School teachers for the 1969 70 year are blocked as the district considers program curtailment. FEAs Robert McLaughlin notes mediation is debated with a $7700 base pay request and a plan to use IEA consultant help.
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Fenton High School
Fenton Education Association
FEA
Robert McLaughlin
Fenton
Wesley Wildman
Sultant
McLaughlin
Supt
Martin Zuckerman
IEA
Illinois Education Association
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Coach Koopman
American Legion
Grace Lutheran Church
Fairmount Cemetery
Willow Springs
Roselle Park District
Donald Kemmerling
Village Hall
Park Board
Antho
Ny Bonavolanta
Village Pres
Robert Frantz
William Florence
Gretta Kraft
Circle Ave
Dolores Spain
Lincoln School
Roselle
Ted Sanders
Walter Mifflin
Illinois Elementary School Principals Association
Bruce Fowell
Northern Illinois University
Howard Sims
Ralph Belnap
Robert Crane
Ward Bluthardt
R-Schiller Park
Redmond
Bluthardt
Irving Park Road
Mannheim Road
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