Amaris E. Rodriguez

1 week ago | forestparkreview.com | Amaris E. Rodriguez

The school board at the Proviso Township High Schools is now fully comprised of members of the Proviso 209 United political group. With a four-seat sweep in the April 1 election, the group has full control of the direction of the District 209 schools. Newly elected to the school board were Ebony “Nicki” Smith, Rolandra Morris, William Fisher and Nicole “Molly Bee” Molinaro.

3 weeks ago | forestparkreview.com | Amaris E. Rodriguez

In what she called a “roller coaster ride,” Nicole “Molly Bee” Molinaro officially secured the last open seat on the Proviso Township High School District 209’s Board of Education following the official certification of votes on Tuesday. This marks the second election where the Proviso 209 United slate swept all seats. The official certified results in the April 1 Consolidated Election showed Molinaro surpassed opposing candidate Candice Ross, who ran on the 209 Student First slate, by 14 votes.

1 month ago | forestparkreview.com | Amaris E. Rodriguez

In the hard-fought race for the fourth and final seat on the District 209 Proviso Township high school board, Nicole “Molly Bee” Molinaro on April 7 passed Candice Ross as mail-in votes continued to be counted. Molinaro leads Ross by just 66 votes in what remain unofficial results. In a brief comment to the Forest Park Review on Tuesday, April 8, Molinaro said she was aware of the updated results. “Yup. Amazing and humbling feeling.

1 month ago | evanstonroundtable.com | Amaris E. Rodriguez

San Francisco-based filmmaker Maya Chupkov will be bringing her message of strength and resilience to the Chicagoland stuttering community in partnership with Northwestern University during a panel discussion on Wednesday. The panel, titled “Beyond Resilience: Using Film As a Catalyst For Change in The Stuttering & Disability Community,” will be held April 9 at Lutkin Memorial Hall, 700 University Place.

1 month ago | forestparkreview.com | Amaris E. Rodriguez

For a second straight election, the Proviso 209 United slate candidates performed well in the Proviso Township High School’s board of education election. The slate secured three out of the open four seats in Tuesday night’s election results.  As of 10:15 p.m. on Tuesday night, Rolandra Morris, William Fisher and Ebony “Nicki” Smith earned board seats alongside Candice Ross, who ran on the 209 Student First slate.