Car crashes prompt Rolling Meadows police to step up patrols on Kirchoff Road
Rolling Meadows police are patrolling Kirchoff Road east of Route 53 more frequently after a series of crashes some of them high-speed have caused concern for residents who live along the corridor. Joe Lewnard | Staff Photographer, 2019
Updated 6/1/2021 8:01 PM
Rolling Meadows police have stepped up patrols along the busy Kirchoff Road corridor following at least two serious crashes in the last month and a half.
As a result, they issued about 100 citations for speeding and other violations in May alone.
I definitely understand the concern of the residents that live on Kirchoff or around that area, Police Chief John Nowacki told aldermen last week, referencing a number of phone calls and emails from concerned residents to Ward 4 Alderman Jenifer Vinezeano.
Palatine Township Elementary District 15 officials have outlined their Beyond Just Boundaries plan, which includes recommendations for full-day kindergarten, a middle-school model and a redrawing of school attendance boundaries.
Palatine Township Elementary District 15 is seeking input from families as the next step in its three-year "Beyond Just Boundaries" project to realign school attendance borders and modernize facilities.
State cuts social distancing guidance for schools from 6 to 3 feet Kindergartners wore masks and stayed spaced apart when they returned last fall to the classroom of teacher Loren Lascon of Stuart R. Paddock School in Palatine. Courtesy of Palatine Township Elementary District 15. Kindergartners wore masks and stayed spaced apart when they returned last fall to the classroom of teacher Loren Lascon of Stuart R. Paddock School in Palatine. Courtesy of Palatine Township Elementary District 15.
So far, 1,247,781 people 9.79% of the state s population have been fully vaccinated. Aurora held a mass vaccination Monday at a repurposed former Carson Pirie Scott store.
Palatine principal among finalists for Golden Apple leadership award Martin DaCosta
Updated 3/2/2021 7:49 PM
Creating an inclusive school climate begins with giving students a voice in decision-making, says Martin DaCosta, principal of Winston Campus Junior High School in Palatine.
DaCosta s students are among the most diverse within Palatine Township Elementary District 15 the state s second-largest elementary district where DaCosta is the only nonwhite principal. He values the importance of cultural relevance in teaching and creating an environment that is welcoming and inspirational for all students.
When it comes to leadership, one of the things that I aspire to be every single day is a servant leader, DaCosta said.