Education
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District 303 parents ask school board members to reconsider decision to make masks optionalJul 23, 2021 1:00 am - A group of parents addressed St. Charles school board members Thursday and asked them to reconsider their decision to make masks optional in the upcoming school year. As...
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Freedom of choice: An Arlington Heights mom's mission to make masks optionalJul 22, 2021 5:30 am - Editor's note: For a different viewpoint on the issue from another parent, please read the companion piece to this story. This story was revised to say the school b...
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'We have the science behind us': Why Warrenville mom urges mask-wearing in schoolsJul 22, 2021 5:30 am - Editor's note: For a different viewpoint on the issue from another parent, please read the companion piece to this story. Jessica Banaszek won't sit on the sideline...
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Why should my kid mask up? Because COVID-19 has infected 4 million+ children, experts sayJul 22, 2021 5:30 am - Along with the normal stress of back to school, the continuing COVID-19 pandemic is causing additional angst for parents and students this summer. Here are 10 topical qu...
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After lengthy debate, no final decision on District 220 mask policyJul 22, 2021 1:00 am - A crowded and five-hour Barrington Area Unit District 220 board meeting ended late Wednesday night with members unable to settle on a final policy for masks when student...
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District 207 proposes $247.8 million budget that continues funding of campus upgradesJul 22, 2021 1:00 am - Maine Township High School District 207's proposed $247.8 million budget for the new fiscal year would continue to fund massive construction projects at all three campus...
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MCC Store to hold grand reopening of remodeled spaceJul 21, 2021 11:00 pm - The McHenry County College Store has gotten an exciting facelift. The newly renovated store features an inviting, open entrance and modernized display window, expansion ...
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Crystal Lake Elementary School District 47 makes masks optional for fall
Jul 21, 2021 1:00 am - Crystal Lake Elementary School District 47 will not require students to wear masks for the upcoming school year, except while on buses, a move other districts across McH...
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Batavia District 101 mask policy still undetermined
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No decision made on masks for Geneva District 304 schools