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T.F. South graduate winner of Patti Leach Memorial Scholarship

Shannon Pollard

T.F. South graduate winner of Patti Leach Memorial Scholarship

LANSING | The Committee for the Patti Leach Memorial Scholarship has announced the 2013 recipient of the award is Shannon Pollard, a graduate of Thornton Fractional South High School.

Sunnybrook district OKs contract with new superintendent

LANSING | The Sunnybrook Elementary District 171 School Board gave its approval Wednesday to a three-year contract for a new superintendent.

Marian Catholic announces Students of the Month for April

CHICAGO HEIGHTS | Marian Catholic High School announces the Students of the Month for April. Departments choose students that go above and beyond their duties as student aides. The students are:

Williams attributes Lynwood success to working together

LYNWOOD | The Village Board transitioned from old to new Tuesday with little change, and Village President Eugene Williams said he thinks that benefits local residents.

Longtime Lynwood official retires with DUI death case still pending

LYNWOOD | Roy Valle is no longer a government official.

T.F. South offers mobile pediatric unit for free school immunizations, physical exams

LANSING | The St. Bernard Hospital Mobile Pediatric Health Unit will visit Thornton Fractional South High School this summer to offer free ninth-grade physical exams and immunizations on campus, the school has announced.

Lynwood dismisses veteran police officer

LYNWOOD | A seven-year Police Department veteran whose squad car was taken by a criminal suspect during a police chase has lost his job.

T.F. South salutes grad killed in Iraq

LANSING | The Thornton Fractional South High School softball and baseball teams paid tribute Monday to a Lansing graduate killed while serving with the U.S. Marines in Iraq.

Attorney for Lynwood cop facing dismissal says officer should have pay resumed

LYNWOOD | Attorneys for a police officer who faces dismissal because his squad car was stolen and wrecked by a criminal suspect say the village’s Fire and Police Board violated the law by keeping the officer on unpaid leave since mid-March.

D.215 considering smartphone app, ads on its website

CALUMET CITY | School Board officials for the Thornton Fractional high schools are considering whether to create a new application that would allow use of smartphones to access information about District 215.

Lansing school announces Excellence Award winners

LANSING | Each month a student from each grade level is chosen by their team of teachers for the Heritage Excellence Award at Heritage Middle School in Lansing.

Lansing school announces Excellence Award winners

The Heritage Excellence Award winners for the month of March are, from left: Jose Serna, fifth grade, Anissa Murphy, sixth grade, Diana Alvarez, seventh grade, and Ta'ylor Gray-Graham, eighth grade.

Lansing school announces Excellence Award winners

The Heritage Excellence Award winners for the month of April are, from left: Zenin Hall, fifth grade, Karina Diaz, sixth grade, Daisja Howard, seventh grade, and Tola Adeyefa, eighth grade.

Rummage sale supports Glenwood-Lynwood library

Lansing D.158 hires Sunnybrook business manager

LANSING | The Lansing Elementary District 158 School Board last month approved the employment of Mark Crotty as business manager, effective July 1.

D.215 teachers recognized for excellence

In far too many organizations and companies, employees feel undervalued and overworked. The 2013 Met Life Survey of the American Teacher found that teacher satisfaction has declined 23 percent since 2008 and the percentage of teachers who indicate they are under significant work-related stre…

Lansing school announces students of the month

LANSING | Nathan Hale Elementary School has announced its Excellence Award winners for March.

Lansing school announces students of the month

Pictured are Nathan Hale Excellence Award winners. From left are Luis Hernandez, kindergarten; Ciara Simpson, first grade; Wade Lesley, second grade; Denaly Gayton, third grade, and Gaby Hernandez, fourth grade.