Category: Education

Lyons President Getty discusses public service career at Cicero Schools program

June 24, 2023June 24, 2023 Ray Hanania No Comments

Lyons President Getty discusses public service career at Cicero Schools program Mayor Chris Getty of the Village of Lyons presented to four classes of 5th grade students at Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School in the Town of Cicero in participation with the elementary schools’ career day celebrations at the end of the school year in late…

Education, Features, Government, News, NewsWire, Politics, Suburban Chicagoland

Orland Township Youth Commission Summer Picnic

May 22, 2023May 22, 2023 Ray Hanania No Comments

Orland Township Youth Commission Summer Picnic Orland Township’s Youth Commission offers food trucks, games, and fun at upcoming Summer Picnic. Are you in 6th grade or higher? Earn community service hours while having fun by attending the Orland Township Youth Commission Summer Picnic! The Orland Township Youth Commission (OTYC) is a “community service group” that…

Education, Entertainment, Events, Festival, Government, News, Orland Township, Suburban Chicagoland

Youth charged with attempted first-degree murder of fellow Lyons Township student

May 11, 2023May 11, 2023 Steve Metsch No Comments

Youth charged with attempted first-degree murder of fellow Lyons Township student By Steve Metsch A juvenile has been charged with attempted first-degree murder in connection with a May 1 beating outside the north campus of Lyons Township High School that left one juvenile “injured severely,” La Grange Police said in a news release late Wednesday….

Cook County, Crime, Education, News, Suburban Chicagoland

Proposed Chicago School District map is a “gerrymandered disgrace” Chicago GOP officials say

May 7, 2023May 7, 2023 Ray Hanania 1 Comment

Proposed Chicago School District map is a “gerrymandered disgrace” Chicago GOP officials say The Chicago Republican Party today decried the proposed map of the Chicago School Board Districts released by Illinois Senate Democrats, as well as the provision of the current bill establishing the new “temporarily hybrid” school board in Chicago. “This map is a…

Chicago, Education, Illinois Legislature, News, Politics

Stagg High school Charger receives 1st place in translation competition

April 12, 2023April 12, 2023 Ray Hanania No Comments

Stagg High school Charger receives 1st place in translation competition Amos Alonzo Stagg High School senior Iza Lepkowski received first place in the Polish-English division of the 2022-23 Illinois High School Translation Competition hosted by the European Union Center at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Forty-three students from 24 schools in Illinois participated in the…

Culture, Education, News, Suburban Chicagoland

Orland Park Rotary offering scholarships to graduating seniors

March 13, 2023March 13, 2023 Ray Hanania No Comments

Orland Park Rotary offering scholarships to graduating seniors The Rotary Club of Orland Park is offering scholarships to graduating seniors of area high schools, including students attending parochial schools, who reside within the Orland Park Rotary Club boundaries. The application is open and requires students to complete an online application, upload two reference letters and…

Education, News, Orland Park, Suburban Chicagoland

Carl Sandburg band invited to London’s New Year’s Day Parade 2024;

March 13, 2023March 13, 2023 Ray Hanania 1 Comment

Carl Sandburg band invited to London’s New Year’s Day Parade 2024 Carl Sandburg High School band has been selected to participate in one of the most prestigious and exclusive events in the world – London’s New Year’s Day Parade and Festival 2024. Dignitaries from London’s Parade and Festival will be on hand Wednesday, March 15,…