D.205 removes School Board attorney

CHICAGO | A Cook County judge will hold a hearing next month to determine if the School Board president of Thornton Township High School District 205 ought to be removed from his post because of a 28-year-old felony conviction on his record.

D.215 transitions to new school board

CALUMET CITY | The School Board for Thornton Fractional Township High School District 215 took on the new members who were chosen in last month’s municipal elections.

Judge gives D.205's Williams two weeks to explain why he should remain in office

CHICAGO | A Cook County judge on Tuesday gave attorneys for Thornton Township High School District 205 board President Kenneth Williams two weeks to explain why he should remain in his elected post despite a 28-year-old felony conviction for forgery.

D205 board tables summer renovation projects

HARVEY | It did not take long before the change of guard flexed its new muscles.

Williams, two allies back on ballot for D.205 School Board election

CHICAGO | A Cook County judge issued an order Wednesday that restores Kenneth Williams and two allies to the ballot for the April 9 election for the Thornton Township High School District 205 board.

Williams upset about questions regarding his School Board absence

SOUTH HOLLAND | Thornton Township High School District 205 board President Kenneth Williams was upset Thursday that people were questioning his absence from this week’s School Board meeting.

No shows force cancellation of D.205 board meeting

HARVEY | Members of the Thornton Township High School District 205 Board were forced to cancel Wednesday night’s meeting after they declared a lack of a quorum.

D.205 president fighting to get back on April 9 ballot

SOUTH HOLLAND | The president of Thornton Township High School District 205’s School Board said Monday he will “do everything in my power” to remain in office.

State’s attorney waiting to hear from D.205 board president

CHICAGO | Officials with the Cook County state’s attorney’s office said Friday they are waiting to hear from the president of the School Board for Thornton Township High School District 205 about a complaint they filed seeking his removal from office.

D.205 board president says he won’t comply with request to resign

SOUTH HOLLAND | Thornton Township High School District 205 School Board President Kenneth Williams said Tuesday he has no intention of complying with the request of the Cook County state’s attorney’s office to resign his post.

Village official questions D205 handling of personnel moves

HARVEY | A Dolton village trustee on Wednesday questioned the way in which the Thornton Township High School District 205 board is refusing to address certain personnel moves for the district.

D.205 School Board member eyes Congress seat

A member of the school board for Thornton Township High School District 205 has plans to run for the seat in Congress that has been vacant since the resignation last month of Jesse Jackson Jr.

District 205 School Board approves $63M tax levy

SOUTH HOLLAND | The Thornton Township High School District 205 board unanimously approved a motion to levy $63 million in property taxes. The levy reflects a 3 percent increase over last year’s levy.

D.205 School Board member not allowed to take seat or vote

SOUTH HOLLAND | A Cook County Circuit Court judge issued a temporary restraining order against Judith Gibbs, the newest member of Thornton Township School District 205, saying she cannot participate in meetings because the board committed a violation of the Open Meetings Act.

Lights to be resurrected at D.205 stadiums

SOUTH HOLLAND | It wasn't like old times for Thornwood High School athletic director Rod Galvan as he attended a football workout this week at the team's stadium. It was better.

D.205 approves $106M budget for 2012-13

SOUTH HOLLAND | The Thornton Township District 205 School Board approved a $105.8 million budget for the 2012-13 school year.

D.205 awards food service contract, despite liking second company's offer

SOUTH HOLLAND | The Thornton Township High School District 205 board of education on Saturday awarded a contract to a Gaithersburg, Md.-based company to provide food service for students at the district’s three campuses.