District 194 teachers, district in talks with mediator
District 194 representatives and teachers met with a federal mediator on Tuesday as they seek a new teachers contract. A follow up meeting is planned later this month. The board held a closed session after Thursday's meeting but made no contract action. The board also considered a Governors State University field experience program for education students, eyeing Eastview School as a site, and canceled the Oct 26 meeting with a rescheduled November session for Nov 14.
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Steger
Robert Press
Governors State University
GSU
Press
Eastview School
GSA
Eastview
Park Forest 40th anniversary items from local records
Park Forest marks 40 years this week with notes on a village hall site discussion by officials and a city council visit. The National Council of Jewish Women in Park Forest ships toys to Rome children, while Public Safety Director Da vid Wilson notes patrol recruitment lags due to low pay. Lutheran group on Western Ave revises interiors and hears a talk by Dr. Conrad Hoyer. A Toni party at Court F-5 features Jose phine Gibson and others. Ella Finch recalls English travels and food abundance. Court E-4 salamander contest leader Sara Bourque records 10 in a day. The Park Forest Historical Society, via Magne B. Olson, continues this anniversary series.
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Park Forest
National Council of Jewish Women
Rome
Gilbert Alpert
David Wilson
Western Ave
Conrad Hoyer
National Lutheran Council
Josephine Gibson
Betty Murray
Hettie Hahn
Bernice Secor
Ella Finch
George Wash
Cedar St
England
Sara Bourque
Magne B. Olson
School funding plan may lock us in in Illinois
Illinois school funding plan proposed by State Sen. John Maitland drew skepticism at a SCOPE meeting in Blue Island. The plan would create a four fund tax rate and shift funding from local property taxes to the state income tax, with caps and potential local referendums. Critics warned it could increase state control and limit districts’ flexibility amid inflation and rising costs.
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Matt Kaufman
Illinois
John Maitland
Bloomington
South Cook Organization For Public Education
SCOPE
Kerr Middle School
Blue Island
Maitland
DuWayne Carnes
Rich Township
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Norman A. Rosinski
Lester G. Sons
Nes S. Meidell
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Chicago Sun-Times Company
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Carnes
Karl Plank
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Polly Engleking
Sen. Maitland
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Kessler
State Senate
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