Soapbox: Electronics recycling in Naperville, stop signs in Hanover Park, a river walk in St. Charles, Motorola on the move and more.

Idea from West Chicago ...

Good for West Chicago High School District 94 Superintendent Douglas Domeracki, who was one of the driving forces behind creation of a test program to allow three districts in the state to use digital devices to teach students when school is closed for snow or other emergencies.

... deserves a chance:

But there's no guarantee District 94 - which gave Chromebooks to every student this year - will be one of those chosen to participate. Given Domeracki's role in developing the idea, let's hope it is.

A victim of success?:

A troubling sign of the times: Naperville is suspending its electronics recycling program because residents have been dropping off record amounts of materials and the contractor the city hired to run the program can't handle the volume.

Clever move:

Hanover Park's attempt at humor to get motorists to pay attention to traffic controls (signs saying "This is a stop sign" with an arrow pointing to the stop sign) understandably got a slap from IDOT. Still, you have to admire the out-of-the-box thinking.

She did it:

Kudos to Glenbard East senior Rebecca Deluca-Lane for recovering a fumble in the end zone during the Rams' recent victory over East Aurora. This is believed to be the first TD scored by a girl in a varsity game. We love what her coach, John Walters, said about her: "I don't even think about her being a girl. She does everything everybody else does."

St. Charles' aquatic adventure:

Yes, there are numerous, and expensive, hurdles, but we salute St. Charles for giving a preliminary OK to creating a downtown riverwalk with a host of aquatic activities such as white-water rafting. Not completely sure how this is accomplished on the Fox River, but the idea is intriguing.

In-the-river splash pad, too:

St. Charles would make its version of Naperville's Riverwalk (same designer) the centerpiece of downtown. The half-mile path would extend from the Main Street Bridge to Prairie Street. The highlight would be the water activities, which also include kayaking and an in-the-river children's splash pad as the main attraction.

An everyday hero:

When photographer Gregg Jonsson of Batavia noticed a Great Blue Heron didn't fly away upon his approach, he knew something was wrong. It was caught in fishing line. A call to a naturalist, and soon the bird was free. Thank you, Gregg. And a reminder to fishermen to dispose of line properly or it can be fatal to wildlife.

Chicago bound:

Motorola Solutions has announced it was moving its global headquarters to Chicago after about 50 years in Schaumburg. We're sorry to see jobs leave the suburbs and take issue with suggestions that the city would improve access to "talent." Talent abounds in the suburbs, as future owners of the corporate campus will no doubt discover.

Fine idea at tollway:

One might say that halving fines for violators on the newly tolled Elgin-O'Hare Expressway would show Illinois tollway officials have a heart. We don't know about that, but considering the density of toll collections there, it at least would show they have some sense.

A child leads them:

Chase Ewoldt, of Wheaton, is an inspiration. The 5-year-old cancer survivor was one of five kids named a 2015 St. Baldrick's ambassador and recently greeted U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam at Emerson Elementary School. His dad, Bob, says he's part of the effort "to make finding cures for childhood cancer a national priority."