Sam Rakestraw

4 days ago | journal-topics.com | Sam Rakestraw

Clocktower design approved by village trustees for new gateway plaza at Northwest Highway and Central Road. The Mount Prospect Village Board waived the rules for public bidding and awarded a $259,650 contract to Verdin Company in Cincinnati, Ohio, for a 35-ft. tall clock tower for the proposed gateway plaza with green space at Northwest Highway and Central Road. The concept of a new gateway plaza on the property, recently purchased by the village at 310 W. Northwest Hwy., was presented at last ...

4 days ago | journal-topics.com | Sam Rakestraw

Maine Township High School Dist. 207 board members approved new novels for English classes for next school year, as well as the first reading for a digital textbook for World History courses, during their meeting Monday (May 5). “We would not look at another World History textbook for about five to six years, and at that point we’ll determine whether or not to change publisher or book edition,” said Assistant Supt. of Curriculum and Innovation Shawn Messmer. “The nice thing about a new [digital]...

1 week ago | journal-topics.com | Sam Rakestraw

Maine South High School's graduation ceremony takes place on the Rosemont Theater stage. (Journal file photo)Maine Township High School Dist. 207 graduation ceremonies are set for Sunday, May 18 at the Rosemont Theatre, where about 1,529 senior-year students in all will receive their diplomas throughout the day. Dist. 207 has held its graduations on the third Sunday of May for the past few years. Each ceremony tends to run 3-1/2 hours with around 550 students from each school graduating. Direct...

1 week ago | journal-topics.com | Sam Rakestraw

Sworn-in to office Monday night were Dist. 207 board members Dana Jaime, Kelly Foersterling, Maureen Hartwig, and Rebecca Heneghan. (Photos by Sam Rakestraw)Monday’s (May 5) regular Maine Township High School Dist. 207 Board of Education meeting was one of reflective send-offs for board members Jin Lee, Carla Owen, Teri Collins, and Linda Coyle, and the welcoming of Dana Jaime, Kelly Foersterling, Maureen Hartwig, and Rebecca Heneghan. The four new board members were elected in the April 1 cons...

1 week ago | journal-topics.com | Sam Rakestraw

Wheeling Village Board members approved a Class 6b property tax incentive under Cook County’s Sustainability Emergency Relief program for Reynolds Consumer Products, 777 S. Wheeling Rd. This is a first-time request for the village, as the food preparation production facility says it will require $2.5 million annually for the next four years for upkeep, repairs and improvements. The goal is to maintain Reynolds’ continued presence in Wheeling. One of the products it makes at the company’s Wheelin...