MILLSTADT, Ill. The winding, narrow road to Booker T. Washington Cemetery off Illinois 163 between Millstadt and Cahokia Heights is ominous. It s inundated with potholes and doesn t give any sign of where it leads. It is mysterious.
Fraternity leads cleanup effort at Black Illinois cemetery sfgate.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sfgate.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
East St. Louis has a longer school year because of COVID. It might be the only one.
Belleville News-Democrat 5 hrs ago Megan Valley, Belleville News-Democrat
May 19 East St. Louis School District 189 students are gearing up for the last stretch of an extended school year, but for now, it will be the only lengthened calendar.
The school board approved the 2021 2022 calendar Tuesday night that ends the year in May. Because COVID-19 kept students at home in remote learning for most of the last calendar year, the board previously approved the use of CARES Act money to extend the current school year through the end of June to help students make up material they may have lost during an unprecedented year.
Regional superintendents look to address Illinois teacher shortage Capitolnewsillinois com capitolnewsillinois.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from capitolnewsillinois.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Happy Monday, Illinois. We re at the two-week countdown mark for state lawmakers to wrap up the budget and hundreds of other bills. Word of the week: busy.
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Tension is building in Springfield as state lawmakers zero in on how to redraw congressional and state legislative districts. And when we say “lawmakers,” we mean Democrats. Republicans have so far been iced out of the room where it’s all happening though there might be a reveal sometime this week.