Marian Catholic High School awards 61 Medals of Academic Excellence

CHICAGO HEIGHTS | Marian Catholic High School hosted an Excellence in Academics Award breakfast on April 25 and Medals of Academic Excellence were awarded to 61 sophomores, juniors, and seniors.

Striking Thorn Creek Basin workers to return Friday

CHICAGO HEIGHTS | A two-month picket by Teamsters members of the Thorn Creek Basin Sanitary District will come to an end this week.

D.206 will reduce teacher staff for next school year

CHICAGO HEIGHTS | Bloom Township School District 206 board members this week approved reductions in the number of teachers, paraprofessionals and education support personnel for the 2013-14 school year.

Six PSC students inducted into National Nursing Honor Soceity

The newest members of the National Organization of Associate Degree Nursing Alpha Delta Nu Nursing Honor Society Alpha Chapter at PSC are pictured. They are, from left, Darrell Hartmann, Jasmine McDonald, Nichole McDonald, Louis Wortel, Molly McMann and Gregory Taylor.

Bloom hosts 60s-plus reunion May 10

STEGER | A 60s-plus reunion of Bloom High School alumni who were graduated 60 or more years ago will take place May 10.

Bloom Trail students to stage Disney’s ‘The Little Mermaid Jr.’

STEGER | The student Trail Theatre Troupe of Bloom Trail High School will stage Disney’s "The Little Mermaid Jr.” in five shows March 21-23 in Neubauer Auditorium at Bloom Trail, Sauk Trail and Cottage Grove Avenue.

Teamsters confront Thorn Creek Basin officials over labor dispute

CHICAGO HEIGHTS | Officials with the Teamsters union local that represents 13 employees of the Thorn Creek Basin Sanitary District will meet Monday with Mayor David Gonzalez, who they perceive as a supporter of their ongoing labor dispute.

Teamsters Local 705 on strike at sanitary district

CHICAGO HEIGHTS | Members of Teamsters Local 705 who work at the Thorn Creek Basin Sanitary District, 700 West End Ave., are on strike as of Monday afternoon.

D.206 School Board OKs budget reduction plan

CHICAGO HEIGHTS | Bloom Township School District 206 board members on Monday unanimously approved cutting spending on the current and next three budgets.

Teamsters begin picket at Thorn Creek Basin facility

CHICAGO HEIGHTS | About a dozen Teamsters Local 705 members began pickets Monday at the Thorn Creek Basin Sanitary District facility in frustration with the current negotiations for a new contract.

Bloom Trail NJROTC completes drill season with highest finish in school history

Celebrating their third-place finish at the Area Three West Drill Meet are students from the Bloom Trail High School Naval Junior ROTC unit. More than 60 JROTC units from Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa and Nebraska competed in the event. Pictured in the first row, from left, are Josh W…

Bloom Trail NJROTC completes drill season with highest finish in school history

STEGER | For the second consecutive season, the drill team from Bloom Trail High School completed their best season ever.

Bloom Trail Naval JROTC finishes 5th at Chicagoland Drill Championships

STEGER | On Feb. 9, in Arlington Heights, 22 drill teams from all over the Chicago area competed in the Chicagoland Drill Meet.

D.206 studies cost-cutting moves

CHICAGO HEIGHTS | Bloom Township District 206 Superintendent Lennell Navarre has told the School Board the district needs to cut expenses in the 2012-13 school year.

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Bria Gaines, middle, has averaged a double-double in almost every game the past two seasons. The Blazing Trojans open postseason play Tuesday at the Class 4A Lincoln-Way East Regional.

Bloom Trail choir, Navy Junior ROTC team up at soccer game

Bloom Trail High School senior Janae Allen sings for the crowd at a recent indoor soccer game at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Ill.

Bloom Trail choir, Navy Junior ROTC team up at soccer game

HOFFMAN ESTATES, ILL. | Bloom Trail High School students performed the national anthem, color guard and halftime show at the Chicago Soul professional indoor soccer game against the Baltimore Blast on Jan. 18, the school announced.

D.206 gets update on new comparative thinking program

CHICAGO HEIGHTS | Bloom Township High School District 206 is using a new program that helps teachers and students use comparative thinking to make decisions and see results.