Student led conferences gain ground in district schools
Century Junior High in Orland Park shifts from traditional parent teacher meetings to student led conferences. Students present portfolios and self evaluations, lead discussions, and set goals for the next quarter with teacher guidance. District 153 schools have adopted the method while offering traditional options on request.
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Geri Santoro
Phi Delta Kappa
Rosewood West
Crestwood
Santoro
Century Junior High
Orland Park
Portland
Ore
Jerling
Orland
Homewood
Kathryn Cunningham
Century Junior High School
Opponents denied council seats in I 355 extension debate
SCAT members from New Lenox Township and neighboring communities pressed for voting membership on the Lincoln Way Corridor Planning Council to influence the I 355 southerly extension. Officials upheld by law that representation must come from designated groups, while outlining a fall center-line decision and a 1998 public hearing plan amid ongoing uncertainty over toll road or rail options.
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Planning Council
Frankfort
Ray Roe
Citi For E
Rossi
Forsee
Bolingbrook
New Lenox Township
Debbi Pawluk
SCAT
Lincoln Way High School
New Lenox
Manhattan
Mokena
Park
Will County
Dorothy Grimm
Lidia A. Pilecky
Illinois State Toll Highway Authority
Pilecky
Robert Heuer
Manhai
Lonni McCollum
John Nowakowski
Lawrence Wyllie
DeSimone seeks Cook County Board seat in 6th District
Chicago Heights Park District president John DeSimone announced his candidacy for the Cook County Board of Commissioners 6th District. He would face Republican incumbent Bud Fleming if he runs. DeSimone, 46, emphasizes door to door outreach, district visibility, and his park district achievements while pledging to complete his term if elected.
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Chicago Heights
John DeSimone
Cook County
DeSimone
Ginni Burghardt
Worth
Bremmen
Rich
Bloom
Thornton
Calumet
Park District
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